JavaScript Date setTime() Method

Add 1332403882588 milliseconds to January 1, 1970

Definition and Usage

The setTime() method sets a date and time by adding or subtracting a specified number of milliseconds to/from midnight January 1, 1970.

Browser Support

setTime() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:

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Syntax

Date.setTime(millisec)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
millisec Required. The number of milliseconds to be added to, or subtracted from, midnight January 1, 1970

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970
JavaScript Version: ECMAScript 1

More Examples

Example

Subtract 1332403882588 milliseconds from January 1, 1970:

const d = new Date();
d.setTime(-1332403882588);