How to convert date from 2018-04-29 format to 29 Apr,2018 format?

Question

I have a date like this 2018-04-29 But I need the date in this format 29 Apr, 2018 How can i do it in nodejs?

I couldnot figure it out using moment js.

Is there any other method?

Answer 1

Well to get your date in the 29 Apr, 2018 format you can use two options:

1. Use momentjs:

You can use momentjs .format() method, like this:

var dateStr = '2018-04-29';
var dateWithMoment = moment(dateStr, 'YYYY-MM-DD').format('DD MMM, YYYY');

2. Or use Date#toLocaleString() method.

You can use the toLocaleString() method like this:

var options = {
  year: "numeric",
  month: "short",
  day: "numeric"
};
console.log((new Date(dateStr)).toLocaleString("en-US", options));

Demo:

This is a Demo showing both ways of doing this:

var dateStr = '2018-04-29';
var dateWithMoment = moment(dateStr, 'YYYY-MM-DD').format('DD MMM, YYYY');

console.log(dateWithMoment);


var options = {
  year: "numeric",
  month: "short",
  day: "numeric"
};
console.log((new Date(dateStr)).toLocaleString("en-US", options));

<script src="http://momentjs.com/downloads/moment.js"></script>

Answer 2

var givenDate = '2018-04-29'
var resultDate = moment(givenDate, 'YYYY-MM-DD').format('DD MMM, YYYY')

Answer 3

If moment isn't working for you, you could use vanilla js like so:

const monthNames = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"];

// Date to convert
let myDate = "2018-04-29";
let components = myDate.split('-'); 

// 29 Apr, 2018
let newDate = components[2] + " " +monthNames[parseInt(components[1]) - 1] +", " +components[0];
console.log(newDate);

Answer 4

Momentjs should do what you want just fine. (see Li357's answer).

If looking for alternatives, you may want to check out:

• https://date-fns.org/
• https://moment.github.io/luxon/