How to convert html5 input time to a timestamp in JavaScript?

Question

Let's say I have 2:12 PM as my time from an input, and I want to convert it to a timestamp combined with the current date.

I can get the current timestamp using Date.now() but my problem is I want the time to be based on the input.

If moment can be used, then better. Any help would be much appreciated.

Nisarg Shah · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-14 06:19:27Z

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You could pass in the time format to moment's constructor, along with the input's value as string to parse it into a moment object. Like this:

console.log(moment('2:12 PM',"hh:mm a").format('lll'));

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.18.1/moment.min.js"></script>

answered Sep 14, 2017 at 6:19

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Duncan Thacker · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-14 06:18:27Z

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You should be able to use momentJS custom parsing:

moment("2:12 PM", "H:mm A");

answered Sep 14, 2017 at 6:18

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Shivam Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-14 06:42:21Z

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Using simple JavaScript

Done, It's in j

One line solution:

var d = new Date();
var ty = "11:22:00";
var newDate = new Date(d.toString().split(":")[0].slice(0,-2) + ty);

It's the full date, you can use and change it as you like.

answered Sep 14, 2017 at 6:42

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