Format Date to MM/DD/YYYY Using toLocaleString

Question

In JS, how can I get the date to format to MM/DD/YYYY?

new Date(Date.now() + (8 * 86400000)).toLocaleString().split(',')[0])
returns "12/1/2020"

How can I format it to "12/01/2020"?

fromDate:
(new Date(Date.now() + (1 * 86400000)).toLocaleString().split(',')[0]),
toDate:
(newDate(Date.now() + (8 * 86400000)).toLocaleString().split(',')[0])

I would like the fromDate and toDate to be:

If between 5:00 PM MST and Midnight: set fromDate to tomorrow's date , and toDate to tomorrow's date + 7 days

How can compare the currentTime to say if it is greater than 5 PM local time?

let currentTime = new Date().toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {
  hour: '2-digit',
  minute: '2-digit',
  second: '2-digit',
  hour12: false
}); 
 

Answer 1

You can use the options argument in .toLocaleString to format your date as "MM/DD/YYYY"

var currentDate = new Date(Date.now() + (8 * 86400000))
var newDateOptions = {
        year: "numeric",
        month: "2-digit",
        day: "2-digit"
}
var newDate = currentDate.toLocaleString("en-US", newDateOptions );

console.log(newDate)

A detailed post on how to use the arguments in .toLocaleString - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleString