javascriptdatetimetime-format

Convert a Unix timestamp to time in JavaScript


I am storing time in a MySQL database as a Unix timestamp and that gets sent to some JavaScript code. How would I get just the time out of it?

For example, in HH/MM/SS format.


Solution

  • let unix_timestamp = 1549312452;
    
    // Create a new JavaScript Date object based on the timestamp
    // multiplied by 1000 so that the argument is in milliseconds, not seconds
    var date = new Date(unix_timestamp * 1000);
    
    // Hours part from the timestamp
    var hours = date.getHours();
    
    // Minutes part from the timestamp
    var minutes = "0" + date.getMinutes();
    
    // Seconds part from the timestamp
    var seconds = "0" + date.getSeconds();
    
    // Will display time in 10:30:23 format
    var formattedTime = hours + ':' + minutes.substr(-2) + ':' + seconds.substr(-2);
    
    console.log(formattedTime);

    For more information regarding the Date object, please refer to MDN or the ECMAScript 5 specification.