Temporal.ZonedDateTime.prototype.toInstant()

The toInstant() method of {{jsxref("Temporal.ZonedDateTime")}} instances returns a new {{jsxref("Temporal.Instant")}} object representing the instant of this date-time.

Syntax#

toInstant()

Parameters#

None.

Return value#

A new {{jsxref("Temporal.Instant")}} object representing the instant of this date-time.

Examples#

Using toInstant()#

const zdt = Temporal.ZonedDateTime.from(
  "2021-07-01T12:34:56.987654321-04:00[America/New_York]",
);
const instant = zdt.toInstant();
console.log(instant.toString()); // 2021-07-01T16:34:56.987654321Z

Specifications#

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility#

{{Compat}}

See also#

• {{jsxref("Temporal.ZonedDateTime")}}
• {{jsxref("Temporal.Instant")}}
• {{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toPlainDate", "Temporal.ZonedDateTime.prototype.toPlainDate()")}}
• {{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toPlainTime", "Temporal.ZonedDateTime.prototype.toPlainTime()")}}
• {{jsxref("Temporal/ZonedDateTime/toPlainDateTime", "Temporal.ZonedDateTime.prototype.toPlainDateTime()")}}
• {{jsxref("Temporal/Instant/toZonedDateTimeISO", "Temporal.Instant.prototype.toZonedDateTimeISO()")}}