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Explanation

In JavaScript, the Date object is used to work with dates and times. It allows you to 1.create, 2.format 3.manipulate 4.date and time values. If no argument is passed, it returns the current date and time.

Code:

const now = new Date();
console.log(now);

Explanation

getFullYear() method returns the full year (4 digits)
getMonth() returns the month (0-11). Note: January is 0 and December is 11.

Code:

const date = new Date();
console.log(date.getFullYear());
console.log(date.getMonth());

Explanation

getDate() method returns the day of the month (1-31).
getDay() method returns the day of the week (0-6). Sunday is 0.

Code:

const date = new Date();
console.log(date.getDate());
console.log(date.getDay());

Explanation

getHours() method returns the hour (0-23).
getMinutes() method returns the minutes (0-59).

Code:

const date = new Date();
console.log(date.getHours());


console.log(date.getMinutes());

Explanation

getSeconds() method returns the seconds (0-59).
setFullYear() method sets the year of a Date object.

Code:

const date = new Date();
console.log(date.getSeconds());

date.setFullYear(2030);

Explanation

toDateString() converts Date object into a readable string.
toLocaleDateString() converts date as a string using local conventions.

Code:

const date = new Date();
console.log(date.toDateString());

console.log(date.toLocaleDateString());