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href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getFullYear"><code>Date.prototype.getFullYear()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getHours"><code>Date.prototype.getHours()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getMilliseconds"><code>Date.prototype.getMilliseconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getMinutes"><code>Date.prototype.getMinutes()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getMonth"><code>Date.prototype.getMonth()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getSeconds"><code>Date.prototype.getSeconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getTime"><code>Date.prototype.getTime()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getTimezoneOffset"><code>Date.prototype.getTimezoneOffset()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCDate"><code>Date.prototype.getUTCDate()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCDay"><code>Date.prototype.getUTCDay()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCFullYear"><code>Date.prototype.getUTCFullYear()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCHours"><code>Date.prototype.getUTCHours()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCMilliseconds"><code>Date.prototype.getUTCMilliseconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCMinutes"><code>Date.prototype.getUTCMinutes()</code></a></li><li><a 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Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setDate"><code>Date.prototype.setDate()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setFullYear"><code>Date.prototype.setFullYear()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setHours"><code>Date.prototype.setHours()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setMilliseconds"><code>Date.prototype.setMilliseconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setMinutes"><code>Date.prototype.setMinutes()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setMonth"><code>Date.prototype.setMonth()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setSeconds"><code>Date.prototype.setSeconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setTime"><code>Date.prototype.setTime()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCDate"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCDate()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCFullYear"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCFullYear()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCHours"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCHours()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCMilliseconds"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCMilliseconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCMinutes"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCMinutes()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCMonth"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCMonth()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCSeconds"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCSeconds()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setYear"><code>Date.prototype.setYear()</code></a><abbr class="icon icon-deprecated" title="Deprecated. Not for use in new websites."> <span class="visually-hidden">Deprecated</span> </abbr></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/Symbol.toPrimitive"><code>Date.prototype[Symbol.toPrimitive]()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toDateString"><code>Date.prototype.toDateString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toISOString"><code>Date.prototype.toISOString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toJSON"><code>Date.prototype.toJSON()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleDateString"><code>Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleString"><code>Date.prototype.toLocaleString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleTimeString"><code>Date.prototype.toLocaleTimeString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toString"><code>Date.prototype.toString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toTimeString"><code>Date.prototype.toTimeString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toUTCString"><code>Date.prototype.toUTCString()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/valueOf"><code>Date.prototype.valueOf()</code></a></li></ol></details></li><li class="section no-link">Inheritance</li><li class="section"><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object"><code>Object/Function</code></a></li><li><details><summary>Static methods</summary><ol><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/apply"><code>Function.prototype.apply()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/bind"><code>Function.prototype.bind()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/call"><code>Function.prototype.call()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/Symbol.hasInstance"><code>Function.prototype[Symbol.hasInstance]()</code></a></li><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/toString"><code>Function.prototype.toString()</code></a></li></ol></details></li><li><details><summary>Static properties</summary><ol><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/arguments"><code>Function.prototype.arguments</code></a><abbr class="icon icon-nonstandard" title="Non-standard. 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It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.</p><ul><li><a href="/en-US/docs/Glossary/Baseline/Compatibility" data-glean="baseline_link_learn_more" target="_blank" class="learn-more">Learn more</a></li><li><a href="#browser_compatibility" data-glean="baseline_link_bcd_table">See full compatibility</a></li><li><a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7634825/MDN-baseline-feedback?page=%2Fen-US%2Fdocs%2FWeb%2FJavaScript%2FReference%2FGlobal_Objects%2FDate%2Fparse&level=high" data-glean="baseline_link_feedback" class="feedback-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Report feedback</a></li></ul></div></details></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <strong><code>Date.parse()</code></strong> static method parses a string representation of a date, and returns the date's <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#the_epoch_timestamps_and_invalid_date">timestamp</a>.</p> <p>Only the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#date_time_string_format">date time string format</a> is explicitly specified to be supported. Other formats are implementation-defined and may not work across all browsers. A library can help if many different formats are to be accommodated.</p></div><section aria-labelledby="try_it"><h2 id="try_it"><a href="#try_it">Try it</a></h2><div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-js-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/js/date-parse.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" allow="clipboard-write" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></section><section aria-labelledby="syntax"><h2 id="syntax"><a href="#syntax">Syntax</a></h2><div class="section-content"><div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"><span class="language-name">js</span></div><pre class="brush: js notranslate"><code>Date.parse(dateString) </code></pre></div></div></section><section aria-labelledby="parameters"><h3 id="parameters"><a href="#parameters">Parameters</a></h3><div class="section-content"><dl> <dt id="datestring"><a href="#datestring"><code>dateString</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>A string in <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#date_time_string_format">the date time string format</a>. See the linked reference for caveats on using different formats.</p> </dd> </dl></div></section><section aria-labelledby="return_value"><h3 id="return_value"><a href="#return_value">Return value</a></h3><div class="section-content"><p>A number representing the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#the_epoch_timestamps_and_invalid_date">timestamp</a> of the given date. If <code>dateString</code> fails to be parsed as a valid date, <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/NaN"><code>NaN</code></a> is returned.</p></div></section><section aria-labelledby="description"><h2 id="description"><a href="#description">Description</a></h2><div class="section-content"><p>This function is useful for setting date values based on string values, for example in conjunction with the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setTime"><code>setTime()</code></a> method.</p> <p>Because <code>parse()</code> is a static method of <code>Date</code>, you always use it as <code>Date.parse()</code>, rather than as a method of a <code>Date</code> object you created.</p></div></section><section aria-labelledby="examples"><h2 id="examples"><a href="#examples">Examples</a></h2><div class="section-content"></div></section><section aria-labelledby="using_date.parse"><h3 id="using_date.parse"><a href="#using_date.parse">Using Date.parse()</a></h3><div class="section-content"><p>The following calls all return <code>1546300800000</code>. The first will imply UTC time because it's date-only, and the others explicitly specify the UTC timezone.</p> <div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"><span class="language-name">js</span></div><pre class="brush: js notranslate"><code>Date.parse("2019-01-01"); Date.parse("2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"); Date.parse("2019-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00"); </code></pre></div> <p>The following call, which does not specify a time zone will be set to 2019-01-01 at 00:00:00 in the local timezone of the system, because it has both date and time.</p> <div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"><span class="language-name">js</span></div><pre class="brush: js notranslate"><code>Date.parse("2019-01-01T00:00:00"); </code></pre></div></div></section><section aria-labelledby="non-standard_date_strings"><h3 id="non-standard_date_strings"><a href="#non-standard_date_strings">Non-standard date strings</a></h3><div class="section-content"><div class="notecard note"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> This section contains implementation-specific behavior that can be inconsistent across implementations.</p> </div> <p>Implementations usually default to the local time zone when the date string is non-standard. For consistency, we will assume that the code uses the UTC timezone.</p> <div class="notecard note"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The local time zone offset comes from the system setting of the device and is then applied to the date being parsed. <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getTimezoneOffset#varied_results_in_daylight_saving_time_dst_regions">Daylight Saving Time (DST), of the local time zone, can also have an effect on this too</a>.</p> </div> <div class="code-example"><div class="example-header"><span class="language-name">js</span></div><pre class="brush: js notranslate"><code>Date.parse("Jan 1, 1970"); // 0 in all implementations Date.parse("Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00"); // 0 in all implementations Date.parse("1970,1,1"); // 0 in Chrome and Firefox, NaN in Safari Date.parse("02 01 1970"); // 2678400000 in Chrome and Firefox (Sun Feb 01 1970 00:00:00 GMT+0000); // NaN in Safari // With explicit timezone Date.parse("Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT+0300"); // -10800000 in all implementations in all timezones // Single number Date.parse("0"); // NaN in Firefox ≤122 // 946684800000 in Chrome and Firefox ≥123 (Sat Jan 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000); // -62167219200000 in Safari (Sat Jan 01 0000 00:00:00 GMT+0000) // Two-digit number that may be a month Date.parse("28"); // NaN Chrome and Firefox // -61283606400000 in Safari (Fri Dec 31 0027 23:58:45 GMT-0001) // Two-digit year Date.parse("70/01/01"); // 0 in all implementations // Out-of-bounds date components Date.parse("2014-25-23"); // NaN in all implementations Date.parse("Mar 32, 2014"); // NaN in all implementations Date.parse("2014/25/23"); // NaN in all implementations Date.parse("2014-02-30"); // NaN in Safari // 1393718400000 in Chrome and Firefox (Sun Mar 02 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000) Date.parse("02/30/2014"); // 1393718400000 in all implementations // Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 122 and later parse only the first three letters for the month. // FF121 and earlier parse first three letters and any substring up to the correct month name. Date.parse("04 Dec 1995"); // 818031600000 in all implementations Date.parse("04 Decem 1995"); // 818031600000 in all implementations Date.parse("04 December 1995"); // 818031600000 in all implementations Date.parse("04 DecFoo 1995"); // NaN in Firefox 121 and earlier. 818031600000 in other implementations Date.parse("04 De 1995"); // NaN in all implementations </code></pre></div></div></section><h2 id="specifications"><a href="#specifications">Specifications</a></h2><table class="standard-table"><thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/numbers-and-dates.html#sec-date.parse">ECMAScript Language Specification <br/><small># sec-date.parse</small></a></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="browser_compatibility"><a href="#browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</a></h2><p>BCD tables only load in the browser<noscript> with JavaScript enabled. 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Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setDate\"><code>Date.prototype.setDate()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setFullYear\"><code>Date.prototype.setFullYear()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setHours\"><code>Date.prototype.setHours()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setMilliseconds\"><code>Date.prototype.setMilliseconds()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setMinutes\"><code>Date.prototype.setMinutes()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setMonth\"><code>Date.prototype.setMonth()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setSeconds\"><code>Date.prototype.setSeconds()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setTime\"><code>Date.prototype.setTime()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCDate\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCDate()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCFullYear\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCFullYear()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCHours\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCHours()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCMilliseconds\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCMilliseconds()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCMinutes\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCMinutes()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCMonth\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCMonth()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setUTCSeconds\"><code>Date.prototype.setUTCSeconds()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setYear\"><code>Date.prototype.setYear()</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/Symbol.toPrimitive\"><code>Date.prototype[Symbol.toPrimitive]()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toDateString\"><code>Date.prototype.toDateString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toISOString\"><code>Date.prototype.toISOString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toJSON\"><code>Date.prototype.toJSON()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleDateString\"><code>Date.prototype.toLocaleDateString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleString\"><code>Date.prototype.toLocaleString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleTimeString\"><code>Date.prototype.toLocaleTimeString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toString\"><code>Date.prototype.toString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toTimeString\"><code>Date.prototype.toTimeString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toUTCString\"><code>Date.prototype.toUTCString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/valueOf\"><code>Date.prototype.valueOf()</code></a></li></ol></details></li><li class=\"section no-link\">Inheritance</li><li class=\"section\"><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object\"><code>Object/Function</code></a></li><li><details><summary>Static methods</summary><ol><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/apply\"><code>Function.prototype.apply()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/bind\"><code>Function.prototype.bind()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/call\"><code>Function.prototype.call()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/Symbol.hasInstance\"><code>Function.prototype[Symbol.hasInstance]()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/toString\"><code>Function.prototype.toString()</code></a></li></ol></details></li><li><details><summary>Static properties</summary><ol><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/arguments\"><code>Function.prototype.arguments</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-nonstandard\" title=\"Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Non-standard</span>\n</abbr><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/caller\"><code>Function.prototype.caller</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-nonstandard\" title=\"Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Non-standard</span>\n</abbr><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/displayName\"><code>Function: displayName</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-nonstandard\" title=\"Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Non-standard</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/length\"><code>Function: length</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/name\"><code>Function: name</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function/prototype\"><code>Function: prototype</code></a></li></ol></details></li><li><details><summary>Instance methods</summary><ol><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__defineGetter__\"><code>Object.prototype.__defineGetter__()</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__defineSetter__\"><code>Object.prototype.__defineSetter__()</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__lookupGetter__\"><code>Object.prototype.__lookupGetter__()</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__lookupSetter__\"><code>Object.prototype.__lookupSetter__()</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/hasOwnProperty\"><code>Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/isPrototypeOf\"><code>Object.prototype.isPrototypeOf()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/propertyIsEnumerable\"><code>Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/toLocaleString\"><code>Object.prototype.toLocaleString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/toString\"><code>Object.prototype.toString()</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/valueOf\"><code>Object.prototype.valueOf()</code></a></li></ol></details></li><li><details><summary>Instance properties</summary><ol><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/constructor\"><code>Object.prototype.constructor</code></a></li><li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/proto\"><code>Object.prototype.__proto__</code></a><abbr class=\"icon icon-deprecated\" title=\"Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.\">\n <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Deprecated</span>\n</abbr></li></ol></details></li></ol>","sidebarMacro":"JSRef","body":[{"type":"prose","value":{"id":null,"title":null,"isH3":false,"content":"<p>The <strong><code>Date.parse()</code></strong> static method parses a string representation of a date, and returns the date's <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#the_epoch_timestamps_and_invalid_date\">timestamp</a>.</p>\n<p>Only the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#date_time_string_format\">date time string format</a> is explicitly specified to be supported. Other formats are implementation-defined and may not work across all browsers. A library can help if many different formats are to be accommodated.</p>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"try_it","title":"Try it","isH3":false,"content":"<iframe class=\"interactive is-js-height\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/js/date-parse.html\" title=\"MDN Web Docs Interactive Example\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\"></iframe>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"syntax","title":"Syntax","isH3":false,"content":"<div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"><span class=\"language-name\">js</span></div><pre class=\"brush: js notranslate\"><code>Date.parse(dateString)\n</code></pre></div>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"parameters","title":"Parameters","isH3":true,"content":"<dl>\n <dt id=\"datestring\"><a href=\"#datestring\"><code>dateString</code></a></dt>\n <dd>\n <p>A string in <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#date_time_string_format\">the date time string format</a>. See the linked reference for caveats on using different formats.</p>\n </dd>\n</dl>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"return_value","title":"Return value","isH3":true,"content":"<p>A number representing the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#the_epoch_timestamps_and_invalid_date\">timestamp</a> of the given date. If <code>dateString</code> fails to be parsed as a valid date, <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/NaN\"><code>NaN</code></a> is returned.</p>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"description","title":"Description","isH3":false,"content":"<p>This function is useful for setting date values based on string values, for example in conjunction with the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/setTime\"><code>setTime()</code></a> method.</p>\n<p>Because <code>parse()</code> is a static method of <code>Date</code>, you always use it as <code>Date.parse()</code>, rather than as a method of a <code>Date</code> object you created.</p>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"examples","title":"Examples","isH3":false,"content":""}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"using_date.parse","title":"Using Date.parse()","isH3":true,"content":"<p>The following calls all return <code>1546300800000</code>. The first will imply UTC time because it's date-only, and the others explicitly specify the UTC timezone.</p>\n<div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"><span class=\"language-name\">js</span></div><pre class=\"brush: js notranslate\"><code>Date.parse(\"2019-01-01\");\nDate.parse(\"2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z\");\nDate.parse(\"2019-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00\");\n</code></pre></div>\n<p>The following call, which does not specify a time zone will be set to 2019-01-01 at 00:00:00 in the local timezone of the system, because it has both date and time.</p>\n<div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"><span class=\"language-name\">js</span></div><pre class=\"brush: js notranslate\"><code>Date.parse(\"2019-01-01T00:00:00\");\n</code></pre></div>"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"non-standard_date_strings","title":"Non-standard date strings","isH3":true,"content":"<div class=\"notecard note\">\n <p><strong>Note:</strong> This section contains implementation-specific behavior that can be inconsistent across implementations.</p>\n</div>\n<p>Implementations usually default to the local time zone when the date string is non-standard. For consistency, we will assume that the code uses the UTC timezone.</p>\n<div class=\"notecard note\">\n <p><strong>Note:</strong> The local time zone offset comes from the system setting of the device and is then applied to the date being parsed. <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getTimezoneOffset#varied_results_in_daylight_saving_time_dst_regions\">Daylight Saving Time (DST), of the local time zone, can also have an effect on this too</a>.</p>\n</div>\n<div class=\"code-example\"><div class=\"example-header\"><span class=\"language-name\">js</span></div><pre class=\"brush: js notranslate\"><code>Date.parse(\"Jan 1, 1970\"); // 0 in all implementations\n\nDate.parse(\"Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00\"); // 0 in all implementations\n\nDate.parse(\"1970,1,1\"); // 0 in Chrome and Firefox, NaN in Safari\n\nDate.parse(\"02 01 1970\");\n// 2678400000 in Chrome and Firefox (Sun Feb 01 1970 00:00:00 GMT+0000);\n// NaN in Safari\n\n// With explicit timezone\nDate.parse(\"Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT+0300\");\n// -10800000 in all implementations in all timezones\n\n// Single number\nDate.parse(\"0\");\n// NaN in Firefox ≤122\n// 946684800000 in Chrome and Firefox ≥123 (Sat Jan 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT+0000);\n// -62167219200000 in Safari (Sat Jan 01 0000 00:00:00 GMT+0000)\n\n// Two-digit number that may be a month\nDate.parse(\"28\");\n// NaN Chrome and Firefox\n// -61283606400000 in Safari (Fri Dec 31 0027 23:58:45 GMT-0001)\n\n// Two-digit year\nDate.parse(\"70/01/01\"); // 0 in all implementations\n\n// Out-of-bounds date components\nDate.parse(\"2014-25-23\"); // NaN in all implementations\nDate.parse(\"Mar 32, 2014\"); // NaN in all implementations\nDate.parse(\"2014/25/23\"); // NaN in all implementations\n\nDate.parse(\"2014-02-30\");\n// NaN in Safari\n// 1393718400000 in Chrome and Firefox (Sun Mar 02 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000)\nDate.parse(\"02/30/2014\"); // 1393718400000 in all implementations\n\n// Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 122 and later parse only the first three letters for the month.\n// FF121 and earlier parse first three letters and any substring up to the correct month name.\nDate.parse(\"04 Dec 1995\"); // 818031600000 in all implementations\nDate.parse(\"04 Decem 1995\"); // 818031600000 in all implementations\nDate.parse(\"04 December 1995\"); // 818031600000 in all implementations\nDate.parse(\"04 DecFoo 1995\"); // NaN in Firefox 121 and earlier. 818031600000 in other implementations\nDate.parse(\"04 De 1995\"); // NaN in all implementations\n</code></pre></div>"}},{"type":"specifications","value":{"title":"Specifications","id":"specifications","isH3":false,"specifications":[{"bcdSpecificationURL":"https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/numbers-and-dates.html#sec-date.parse","title":"ECMAScript Language Specification"}],"query":"javascript.builtins.Date.parse"}},{"type":"browser_compatibility","value":{"title":"Browser compatibility","id":"browser_compatibility","isH3":false,"query":"javascript.builtins.Date.parse"}},{"type":"prose","value":{"id":"see_also","title":"See also","isH3":false,"content":"<ul>\n <li><a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/UTC\"><code>Date.UTC()</code></a></li>\n</ul>"}}],"toc":[{"text":"Try it","id":"try_it"},{"text":"Syntax","id":"syntax"},{"text":"Description","id":"description"},{"text":"Examples","id":"examples"},{"text":"Specifications","id":"specifications"},{"text":"Browser compatibility","id":"browser_compatibility"},{"text":"See also","id":"see_also"}],"summary":"The Date.parse() static method parses a string representation of a date, and returns the date's timestamp.","popularity":0.1376,"modified":"2024-07-25T21:32:46.000Z","other_translations":[{"locale":"de","title":"Date.parse()","native":"Deutsch"},{"locale":"es","title":"Date.parse()","native":"Español"},{"locale":"fr","title":"Date.parse()","native":"Français"},{"locale":"ja","title":"Date.parse()","native":"日本語"},{"locale":"ko","title":"Date.parse()","native":"한국어"},{"locale":"pt-BR","title":"Date.parse()","native":"Português (do Brasil)"},{"locale":"ru","title":"Date.parse()","native":"Русский"},{"locale":"zh-CN","title":"Date.parse()","native":"中文 (简体)"},{"locale":"zh-TW","title":"Date.parse()","native":"正體中文 (繁體)"}],"pageType":"javascript-static-method","source":{"folder":"en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/date/parse","github_url":"https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/date/parse/index.md","last_commit_url":"https://github.com/mdn/content/commit/8421c0cd94fa5aa237c833ac6d24885edbc7d721","filename":"index.md"},"short_title":"Date.parse()","parents":[{"uri":"/en-US/docs/Web","title":"References"},{"uri":"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript","title":"JavaScript"},{"uri":"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference","title":"Reference"},{"uri":"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects","title":"Standard built-in objects"},{"uri":"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date","title":"Date"},{"uri":"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/parse","title":"Date.parse()"}],"pageTitle":"Date.parse() - JavaScript | MDN","noIndexing":false}}</script></body></html>