Can anyone explain to me why?
d = Date.parse('8/15/2012 '+'11:59:45 AM');
alert(d);
alert(Date.UTC(2012, 7, 15, 11, 59, 45));
Can anyone explain to me why? d = Date.parse(‘8/15/2012 ‘+’11:59:45 AM’); alert(d); alert(Date.UTC(2012, 7,
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Can anyone explain to me why?
d = Date.parse('8/15/2012 '+'11:59:45 AM');
alert(d);
alert(Date.UTC(2012, 7, 15, 11, 59, 45));
Date.parse assumes local time if not specified.
The UTC one, however, is obviously UTC.
For example, my computer is UTC -5 (well, Chicago CDT actually), so the two timestamps happen to be 5 hours apart for me.
You will get the same thing if you specify UTC: