Date.prototype.toDateString()
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The toDateString()
method of Date
instances returns a string representing the date portion of this date interpreted in the local timezone.
Try it
const event = new Date(1993, 6, 28, 14, 39, 7);
console.log(event.toString());
// Expected output: "Wed Jul 28 1993 14:39:07 GMT+0200 (CEST)"
// Note: your timezone may vary
console.log(event.toDateString());
// Expected output: "Wed Jul 28 1993"
Syntax
toDateString()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string representing the date portion of the given date (see description for the format). Returns "Invalid Date"
if the date is invalid.
Description
Date
instances refer to a specific point in time. toDateString()
interprets the date in the local timezone and formats the date part in English. It always uses the following format, separated by spaces:
- First three letters of the week day name
- First three letters of the month name
- Two-digit day of the month, padded on the left a zero if necessary
- Four-digit year (at least), padded on the left with zeros if necessary. May have a negative sign
For example: "Thu Jan 01 1970".
- If you only want to get the time part, use
toTimeString()
. - If you want to get both the date and time, use
toString()
. - If you want to make the date interpreted as UTC instead of local timezone, use
toUTCString()
. - If you want to format the date in a more user-friendly format (e.g. localization), use
toLocaleDateString()
.
Examples
Using toDateString()
const d = new Date(0);
console.log(d.toString()); // "Thu Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)"
console.log(d.toDateString()); // "Thu Jan 01 1970"
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.todatestring |
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