# Date.now method

The `Date.now` method returns the number of milliseconds that have passed since midnight `1` January `1970` until the current moment. This date format is called timestamp.

## Syntax

`Date.now();`

## Example

Let's output the number of milliseconds that have passed since `1` January `1970`:

`let res = Date.now(); console.log(res);`

## See also

- the `getTime` method
  that also obtains the timestamp
- the `Date.parse` method
  that returns the date from a string

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