Manipulate

Add

Add the specified number of days to the given date.

// Moment.js
moment().add(7, 'days');
// => "2018-09-16T09:12:49.695Z"
// Native
const now = new Date();
now.setDate(now.getDate() + 7);
// => "Sun Sep 16 2018 09:12:49"
// date-fns
import addDays from 'date-fns/addDays';
addDays(new Date(), 7);
// => "2018-09-16T09:12:49.695Z"
// dayjs
dayjs().add(7, 'day');
// => "2018-09-16T09:12:49.695Z"
// Luxon
DateTime.local()
  .plus({ day: 7 })
  .toJSDate();
// => "2018-09-16T09:12:49.695Z"

Subtract

Subtract the specified number of days from the given date.

// Moment.js
moment().subtract(7, 'days');
// => "2018-09-02T09:12:49.695Z"
// Native
new Date(new Date().getTime() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7);
// => Sun Sep 09 2018 09:12:49
// date-fns
import subDays from 'date-fns/subDays';
subDays(new Date(), 7);
// => "2018-09-02T09:12:49.695Z"
// dayjs
dayjs().subtract(7, 'day');
// => "2018-09-02T09:12:49.695Z"
// Luxon
DateTime.local()
  .minus({ day: 7 })
  .toJSDate();
// => "2018-09-02T09:12:49.695Z"

Start of Time

Return the start of a unit of time for the given date.

// Moment.js
moment().startOf('month');
// => "2018-08-31T14:00:00.000Z"
// date-fns
import startOfMonth from 'date-fns/startOfMonth';
startOfMonth(new Date());
// => "2018-08-31T14:00:00.000Z"
// dayjs
dayjs().startOf('month');
// => "2018-08-31T14:00:00.000Z"
// Luxon
DateTime.local().startOf('month');
// => "2018-09-02T09:12:49.695Z"

End of Time

Return the end of a unit of time for the given date.

// Moment.js
moment().endOf('day');
// => "2018-09-09T13:59:59.999Z"
// Native
const end = new Date();
end.setHours(23, 59, 59, 999);
end.toISOString();
// => "2018-09-09T16:59:59.999Z"
// date-fns
import endOfDay from 'date-fns/endOfDay';
endOfDay(new Date());
// => "2018-09-09T13:59:59.999Z"
// dayjs
dayjs().endOf('day');
// => "2018-09-09T13:59:59.999Z"
// Luxon
DateTime.local().endOf('day');
// => "2018-09-02T09:12:49.695Z"