return todays date in JS

Question

Using node.js on a lambda in aws why does

const todaysDate = Date.now();

return todays date as '1513319707926'

I know the format is wrong but iv tried const todaysDate = Date.now().format('MM/DD/YYYY'); and that doesnt fire

all I want is todays date to equal for example 15/12/2017

Possible duplicate of [How do I get the current date in JavaScript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1531093/how-do-i-get-the-current-date-in-javascript) — Arun Kumaresh, Dec 15 '17 at 06:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '17 at 06:46

2

Try,

const todaysDate =new Date();
console.log((todaysDate.getMonth()+1)+'/'+todaysDate.getDate()+'/'+todaysDate.getFullYear());

answered Dec 15 '17 at 06:46

programtreasures

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '17 at 06:49

here what you want

var today = new Date();
var dd = today.getDate();
var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0!

var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
if(dd<10){
    dd='0'+dd;
} 
if(mm<10){
    mm='0'+mm;
} 
var today = dd+'/'+mm+'/'+yyyy;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = today;`

return todays date in JS

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