Probably and easy answer to this but I can\'t seem to find a way to get moment.js to return a UTC date time in milliseconds. Here is what I am doing:
var dat
This is found in the documentation. With a library like moment, I urge you to read the entirety of the documentation. It's really important.
Assuming the input text is entered in terms of the users's local time:
var expires = moment(date).valueOf();
If the user is instructed actually enter a UTC date/time, then:
var expires = moment.utc(date).valueOf();