JavaScript Date getMilliseconds()
Syntax & Examples

Date.getMilliseconds() method

The getMilliseconds() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns the milliseconds (0 – 999) in the specified date according to local time.

Syntax of Date.getMilliseconds()

The syntax of Date.getMilliseconds() method is:

getMilliseconds()

This getMilliseconds() method of Date returns the milliseconds (0 – 999) in the specified date according to local time.

Return Type

Date.getMilliseconds() returns value of type Number.


✐ Examples

1 Using getMilliseconds() to get the milliseconds of a specific date

In JavaScript, we can use the getMilliseconds() method to get the milliseconds from a Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 15, 2021, at 15:30:00.500.
  2. We use the getMilliseconds() method to get the milliseconds from date.
  3. The milliseconds are stored in the variable milliseconds.
  4. We log milliseconds to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2021-01-15T15:30:00.500');
const milliseconds = date.getMilliseconds();
console.log(milliseconds);

Output

500

2 Using getMilliseconds() with the current date

In JavaScript, we can use the getMilliseconds() method to get the current milliseconds from the current date.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object now representing the current date and time.
  2. We use the getMilliseconds() method to get the current milliseconds from now.
  3. The current milliseconds are stored in the variable currentMilliseconds.
  4. We log currentMilliseconds to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

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

Output

123

3 Using getMilliseconds() with a specific date in the past

In JavaScript, we can use the getMilliseconds() method to get the milliseconds from a specific date in the past.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object pastDate representing July 4, 1776, at 12:00:00.750.
  2. We use the getMilliseconds() method to get the milliseconds from pastDate.
  3. The milliseconds are stored in the variable pastMilliseconds.
  4. We log pastMilliseconds to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const pastDate = new Date('1776-07-04T12:00:00.750');
const pastMilliseconds = pastDate.getMilliseconds();
console.log(pastMilliseconds);

Output

750

Summary

In this JavaScript tutorial, we learned about getMilliseconds() method of Date: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.