# Getting time in timestamp format in JavaScript

When working with dates, there is a special timestamp format that in JavaScript shows the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since `1`st of January `1970` to the current (or given) point in time.

There is a special method `getTime` that can be used to get the time in timestamp format. Let's, for example, get the current time in this format:

`let date = new Date(); console.log(date.getTime());`

Get the given time in timestamp format:

`let date = new Date(2015, 11, 4, 23, 59, 59); console.log(date.getTime());`

Display the timestamp corresponding to the date `1` of January `2025`.

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