Moment.js - tomorrow, today and yesterday

Question

I'd like the moment().fromNow() functionality, but when the date is close it is too precise - ex. I don't want it to show 'in 3 hours' but 'today' - so basically with a 'daily' precision.

I tried using the moment().calendar() function, it doesn't format if the date difference is more than 1 day

Answer 1

I use a combination of add() and endOf() with moment

//...
const today = moment().endOf('day')
const tomorrow = moment().add(1, 'day').endOf('day')

if (date < today) return 'today'
if (date < tomorrow) return 'tomorrow'
return 'later'
//...

Answer 2

In Moment.js, the from() method has the daily precision you're looking for:

var today = new Date();
var tomorrow = new Date();
var yesterday = new Date();
tomorrow.setDate(today.getDate()+1);
yesterday.setDate(today.getDate()-1);

moment(today).from(moment(yesterday)); // "in a day"
moment(today).from(moment(tomorrow)); // "a day ago" 

moment(yesterday).from(moment(tomorrow)); // "2 days ago" 
moment(tomorrow).from(moment(yesterday)); // "in 2 days"

Answer 3

I have similar solution, but allows to use locales:

    let date = moment(someDate);
    if (moment().diff(date, 'days') >= 1) {
        return date.fromNow(); // '2 days ago' etc.
    }
    return date.calendar().split(' ')[0]; // 'Today', 'yesterday', 'tomorrow'