JavaScript Date setTime()

Add 1332403882588 milliseconds to January 1, 1970:

const d = new Date();
d.setTime(1332403882588);

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Description

The setTime() method sets a date and time by adding or subtracting a specified number of milliseconds to/from midnight January 1, 1970.

setTime() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Date.setTime( millisec)

Parameter	Description
millisec	Required. The number of milliseconds to be added to, or subtracted from, midnight January 1, 1970

Return Value:	A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970
JavaScript Version:	ECMAScript 1

Subtract 1332403882588 milliseconds from January 1, 1970:

const d = new Date();
d.setTime(-1332403882588);