How to convert unix timestamp to calendar date moment.js

Question

I have a unix timestamp, and I\'m trying to convert it into a calendar date such as MM/DD/YYYY. So far, I have this:

Answer 1

Only it,

moment.unix(date).toDate();

Answer 2

Using moment.js as you asked, there is a unix method that accepts unix timestamps in seconds:

var dateString = moment.unix(value).format("MM/DD/YYYY");

Answer 3

UNIX timestamp it is count of seconds from 1970, so you need to convert it to JS Date object:

var date = new Date(unixTimestamp*1000);

Answer 4

Might be a little late but for new issues like this I use this code:

moment(timestamp, 'X').format('lll');

You can change the format to match your needs and also add timezone like this:

moment(timestamp, 'X').tz(timezone).format('lll');

Answer 5

$(document).ready(function() {
    var value = $("#unixtime").val(); //this retrieves the unix timestamp
    var dateString = moment(value, 'MM/DD/YYYY', false).calendar(); 
    alert(dateString);
});

There is a strict mode and a Forgiving mode.

While strict mode works better in most situations, forgiving mode can be very useful when the format of the string being passed to moment may vary.

In a later release, the parser will default to using strict mode. Strict mode requires the input to the moment to exactly match the specified format, including separators. Strict mode is set by passing true as the third parameter to the moment function.

A common scenario where forgiving mode is useful is in situations where a third party API is providing the date, and the date format for that API could change. Suppose that an API starts by sending dates in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format, and then later changes to 'MM/DD/YYYY' format.

In strict mode, the following code results in 'Invalid Date' being displayed:

moment('01/12/2016', 'YYYY-MM-DD', true).format()
"Invalid date"

In forgiving mode using a format string, you get a wrong date:

moment('01/12/2016', 'YYYY-MM-DD').format()
"2001-12-20T00:00:00-06:00"

another way would be

$(document).ready(function() {
    var value = $("#unixtime").val(); //this retrieves the unix timestamp
    var dateString = moment.unix(value).calendar(); 
    alert(dateString);
});

Answer 6

moment(1454521239279).toDate()
moment(1454521239279).format()