How do you convert Milliseconds into a Javascript UTC date?

Question

Given I have the number 1446309338000, how do I create a JavaScript UTC date?

new Date(1446309338000) will equal a CST time (central standa

Answer 1

It's actually as simple as homemade biscuits, If you have your date, say:

var date_in_milliseconds = 1504640419000;

You can then initialize a new date like this:

var human_readable_date = new Date(0); //Date(0) creates a date at the Epoch, so Wed Dec 31 1969

now, just add the milliseconds to the Epoch, and this will give us the desired date:

human_readable_date.setUTCMilliseconds(date_in_milliseconds);