Setting a set date with javascript

Question

Using a countdown plugin but I think I'm setting the date and time wrong.

Code:

var clock; $(document).ready(function() { // Grab the current date var currentDate = new Date(); // Set some date in the future. In this case, it's always Jan 1 var futureDate = new Date(2016,10,27, 10,00,00); // Calculate the difference in seconds between the future and current date var diff = futureDate.getTime() / 1000 - currentDate.getTime() / 1000; // Instantiate a coutdown FlipClock clock = $('.clock').FlipClock(diff, { clockFace: 'DailyCounter', countdown: true }); });

I'm attempting this:

var futureDate = new Date(2016,10,27, 10,00,00);

Which is 27th October 2016 at 10am

Coding up 52 days though so I must be doing something wrong

In JavaScript while using Date constructor month starts from 0, So to set October you need to pass 10-1. — Satpal
– Satpal, Commented Oct 5, 2016 at 13:45

James Donnelly · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-05 13:46:29Z

Which is 27th October 2016 at 10am

That's where you're going wrong. Months in JavaScript are 0-indexed (January is 0, December is 11), the 10th month is actually November.

var futureDate = new Date(2016,9,27,10,00,00);

Ahh so was almost there, good thing to know :) thanks for that.

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