In JavaScript how to get second of current day?

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So the question is described in title. I need to get current second of the day using JavaScript.

Do you mean the seconds part of the current time, e.g., if it's 5:38:26 pm you want 26? Or do you mean the number of seconds since midnight? Or...? — nnnnnn, Jul 12 '12 at 07:39

score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 21 '14 at 14:00

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You add up the bits:

var dt = new Date();
var secs = dt.getSeconds() + (60 * dt.getMinutes()) + (60 * 60 * dt.getHours());

or if you prefer

var dt = new Date();
var secs = dt.getSeconds() + (60 * (dt.getMinutes() + (60 * dt.getHours())));

edited Jul 21 '14 at 14:00

bstoney

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answered Jul 12 '12 at 07:36

T.J. Crowder

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If you plan to store it somewhere consider using `getUTCHours` and `getUTCMinutes` – Murali KG Jan 20 '17 at 07:26

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '12 at 07:40

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For example (in action):

var today = new Date(), today_abs = new Date(), today_secs = 0;
today_abs.setHours(0);
today_abs.setMinutes(0);
today_abs.setSeconds(0);
today_secs = (today.getTime() - today_abs.getTime()) / 1000;

answered Jul 12 '12 at 07:40

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Is this method faster than the multiplication? – NaturalBornCamper Nov 23 '18 at 00:19

In JavaScript how to get second of current day?

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