Moment.js moment().valueOf() Function

The moment().valueOf() function is used to get the number of milliseconds since the Unix Epoch. Basically, Unix time is a system for describing a point in time. 

Syntax:

moment().valueOf();

Parameters: This function has no parameters. 

Return Value: This function returns the Unix Timestamp in milliseconds. 

Installation of moment module:

You can visit the link to Install moment module. You can install this package by using this command.

npm install moment

After installing the moment module, you can check your moment version in the command prompt using the command.

npm version moment

Project Structure:

After that, you can just create a folder and add a file, for example, index.js as shown below.

Example 1: Filename: index.js 

// Requiring the module
const moment = require('moment');

// Function call
let result = moment().valueOf();

console.log("Result:", result)

Steps to run the program:

Run the index.js file using the below command:

node index.js

Output:

Result: 1595006948726

Example 2: Filename: index.js 

// Requiring the module
const moment = require('moment');
 
function getUnixTimeStamp() {
   return moment().valueOf();
}
 
// Function call
let result = getUnixTimeStamp();
console.log("Unix Timestamp:", result)

Steps to run the program:

Run the index.js file using the below command:

node index.js

Output:

Unix Timestamp: 1595007021164

Reference: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/unix-timestamp-milliseconds/