Parse

Instead of modifying the native Date.prototype, Moment.js creates a wrapper for the Date object. To get this wrapper object, simply call moment() with one of the supported input types.

The Moment prototype is exposed through moment.fn. If you want to add your own functions, that is where you would put them.

For ease of reference, any method on the Moment.prototype will be referenced in the docs as moment#method. So Moment.prototype.format == moment.fn.format == moment#format.

Please read:

• moment(…) is local mode. Ambiguous input (without offset) is assumed to be local time. Unambiguous input (with offset) is adjusted to local time.
• moment.utc(…) is utc mode. Ambiguous input is assumed to be UTC. Unambiguous input is adjusted to UTC.
• moment.parseZone() keep the input zone passed in. If the input is ambiguous, it is the same as local mode.
• moment.tz(…) with the moment-timezone plugin can parse input in a specific time zone.
  Keep in mind that a time zone and a time zone offset are two different things. An offset of -08:00 doesn't necessarily mean you are in the US Pacific time zone.

See the Parsing Guide for additional information.