Parse Date Elements

Created September 22, 2020


Date elements also available
JavaYear.getTime(); - Number of milliseconds since 1/1/1970 @ 12:00 AM
JavaYear.getSeconds(); - Number of seconds (0-59)
JavaYear.getMinutes(); - Number of minutes (0-59)
JavaYear.getHours(); - Number of hours (0-23)
JavaYear.getFullYear(); - The four digit year (1900-9999)
JavaYear.getTimezoneOffset(); - Minutes between Local and UTC Time

Full Date Elements Reference – Includes Set Date

ALSO SEE

Date Elements – Much more comprehensive Javascript Reference

Purpose

Created this page only to try and create a way to count the days remaining before events. Fixed date events are always simpler than variable date events, such as Thanksgiving (second Sunday of October in Canada - fourth Thursday of November in the US).

Canadian Thansgiving

The Second Monday in October

US Thanksgiving

The Fourth Thursday in November Universal Holiday Calculator
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