How can I get the correct output with Moment.js and "fromNow"?

Question

For the below program, the run date is 26/10/2017 and the variable deadline=29/10/2017 .

I am using moment.js:

 var deadline = '29/10/2017' var days = moment(deadline, "DD/MM/YYYY").fromNow(); console.log(days)

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My output is in 2 days but actually I think the right answer is in 3 days

I think it is because fromNow is also calulating with the hours, so my question is, how can I reset this, so that I get the correct output?

Answer 1

You can use .endOf('day') on your deadline momentjs instance and you'll get 3 days.

You can also use a timestamp on top of your date such as 23:59 to get the same functionality.

 var deadline = '29/10/2017' var days = moment(deadline, "DD/MM/YYYY").endOf('day').fromNow(); // Change the time to 23:59:59 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ console.log(days)

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Answer 2

Rather than using fromNow you can use from . With this, you can reset today's date to midnight and compare it against that instead:

 var deadline = '29/10/2017', now = new Date().setHours(0,0,0,0), days = moment(deadline, "DD/MM/YYYY").from(now); console.log(days)

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