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title: date.millisecond() function
description: >
  `date.millisecond()` returns the milliseconds for a specified time.
  Results range from `[0-999]`.
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  flux_v0_ref:
    name: date.millisecond
    parent: date
    identifier: date/millisecond
weight: 101
---

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`date.millisecond()` returns the milliseconds for a specified time.
Results range from `[0-999]`.



##### Function type signature

```js
(t: A) => int where A: Timeable
```

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## Parameters

### t
({{< req >}})
Time to operate on.

Use an absolute time, relative duration, or integer.
Durations are relative to `now()`.


## Examples

- [Return the millisecond of the time value](#return-the-millisecond-of-the-time-value)
- [Return the millisecond of a relative duration](#return-the-millisecond-of-a-relative-duration)
- [Return the current millisecond unit](#return-the-current-millisecond-unit)

### Return the millisecond of the time value

```js
import "date"

date.millisecond(t: 2020-02-11T12:21:03.29353494Z)// Returns 293


```


### Return the millisecond of a relative duration

```js
import "date"

option now = () => 2020-02-11T12:21:03.29353494Z

date.millisecond(t: -150ms)// Returns 127


```


### Return the current millisecond unit

```js
import "date"

date.millisecond(t: now())

```