Answers for "subtract dates to get days js"

javascript subtract days from date

var myCurrentDate=new Date();
var myPastDate=new Date(myCurrentDate);
    myPastDate.setDate(myPastDate.getDate() - 8);//myPastDate is now 8 days in the past

js subtract days

var dateOffset = (24*60*60*1000) * 5; //5 days
var myDate = new Date();
myDate.setTime(myDate.getTime() - dateOffset);