How do I change the language of moment.js?

Question

I am trying to change the language of the date which is being set by moment.js. The default one is English, but I want to set the German language. These is what I tried:

Answer 1

for momentjs 2.12+, do the following:

moment.updateLocale('de');

Also note that you must use moment.updateLocale(localeName, config) to change an existing locale. moment.defineLocale(localeName, config) should only be used for creating a new locale.