How do I get the time in seconds from epoch in javascript?

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I assume I should be able to do it like so:

var date = Math.round((new Date).getTime() / 1000);
console.log(date);

However, that is logging:

301332453318

Which if I run through this convertor ( http://www.epochconverter.com/ ) it outputs the date as being:

GMT: Wed, 06 Nov 11518 03:13:03 GMT

Is it clearly not the year 11518 right now and my system time is correct so why is the Javascript time wrong - or am I doing it wrong?

Thanks, Thomas

It works fine when I try it, but I get a much less weird answer than you do. Current value for me (from your first expression) is 1332453704. Maybe your `console.log()` is messed up because that leading "30" is causing your problem. — Pointy, Mar 22 '12 at 22:01
Are you sure your system time is correct? I just ran your code on Chrome's developer tools, and I get 1332453724 (the right time)... — DarkAjax, Mar 22 '12 at 22:02

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '12 at 22:15

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Well this is weird. If I look at the time in the console it is correct, but if I highlight it and copy it for some reason chrome (or maybe OSX) is prepending the 30 onto it... WTF? Any ideas why?

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In the image look at the logged time: 1332454189 (the correct time) but the 'highlighted' value (which is what I copied and pasted into the epoch convertor) for some reason has the 30 prepended onto it as evidenced by the "Search Google for '301332454189'"

Any ideas why?

answered Mar 22 '12 at 22:15

tsdexter

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bizarre ... my Chrome isn't doing that but it sure looks like that's what your issue is. Well at least you know that your code is OK :-) – Pointy Mar 22 '12 at 22:23
Yes my code is good. And bizarre indeed. Thanks for the input. – tsdexter Mar 22 '12 at 22:26

How do I get the time in seconds from epoch in javascript?

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