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Apu January 19, 2024 › #HowTo › #Javascript
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How to get first day of current year in javascript?

Hello everyone! I'm Manon, and I'm currently working on a JavaScript project where I need to determine the first day of the current year.

I've been trying to find a solution, but so far, I haven't been successful. Could you please help me out? Here are the details of my problem.

The above code snippet gives me the current year correctly. Now, I need to find a way to obtain the first day of this year. Any help or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated!

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  1. Hey, Manon! You can use the JavaScript Date() object and a couple of methods to get the first day of the current year.
    const currentDate = new Date();
    const year = currentDate.getFullYear();
    const firstDayOfYear = new Date(year, 0, 1);
    console.log(firstDayOfYear);

    In the code above, I'm creating a new Date object called firstDayOfYear by passing the current year , the month index (0 for January), and the day (1). This will give you the first day of the current year. Let me know if it works for you!
    • I also found an alternative approach using the
      toLocaleDateString() method, which might be useful for those who prefer a more concise solution.
      const currentDate = new Date();
      const firstDayOfYear = new Date(currentDate.getFullYear(), 0, 1).toLocaleDateString();
      console.log(firstDayOfYear);

      In the code snippet above, I'm using the
      toLocaleDateString() method directly on the Date object. By passing the current year (currentDate.getFullYear()), month index (0 for January), and day (1) to the Date constructor, we get the first day of the current year.

      The toLocaleDateString() method formats the date according to the browser's locale settings.
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