How do I get the time of day in javascript/Node.js?

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TIMEX picture TIMEX · Sep 9, 2011 · Viewed 322.8k times · Source

I want to get 1 to 24, 1 being 1am Pacific Time.

How can I get that number in Node.JS?

I want to know what time it is in Pacific time right now.

Answer

Ionică Bizău picture Ionică Bizău · May 7, 2013

This function will return you the date and time in the following format: YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS. It also works in Node.js.

function getDateTime() {

    var date = new Date();

    var hour = date.getHours();
    hour = (hour < 10 ? "0" : "") + hour;

    var min  = date.getMinutes();
    min = (min < 10 ? "0" : "") + min;

    var sec  = date.getSeconds();
    sec = (sec < 10 ? "0" : "") + sec;

    var year = date.getFullYear();

    var month = date.getMonth() + 1;
    month = (month < 10 ? "0" : "") + month;

    var day  = date.getDate();
    day = (day < 10 ? "0" : "") + day;

    return year + ":" + month + ":" + day + ":" + hour + ":" + min + ":" + sec;

}

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