Incorrect date shown in new Date() in JavaScript

Question

This is what I get in chrome console. I pass \"2016-09-05\"(YYYY-MM-DD) as the date and it shows me Sept 4,2016 as the date.

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Answer 1

If you omit the time in the new Date(string) constructor, UTC time is assumed. So the displayed value is actually correct. Use new Date('2016-09-05 00:00') to create the date object in local time.