Hi, I am using text input in dashboard / UI to set time. What is the output format of the time set ? When i set time to 01:00 i received the value 3600000 . How could i convert this number to "readable" and how could i split the number in Hours and minutes ? Regards, MD

Yes it helps. I should have seen that . Thanks, How to convert and split this number in Hours and Minutes ? MD

the node node-red-contrib-moment might be useful

alternatively there are lots of tutorials on line about javascript time, and use what you find in a function node

zenofmud , Thanks , the node-red-contrib-moment gives me the output > payload: "2019-04-29T09:27:30.839Z". Now my problems is hot to extract Hour and Minutes and split them ? I thought Node-Red would be only graphic but it requires knowledge that i don´t have :slight_smile: . ukmoose , I was g…

[image] may be something like this?

:+1: Uau , great tip. Thank you very much. I can even separate hour and minutes without writing code !! [image] Perfect ! Regards, MD

Is possible to change the UI dashboard to output format time format as 23:00 instead of 11:00 PM ? Regards, MD

which output node are you using and what does it say in the info tab for the node?

You can have ultimate control if you use a function node. For example: let d = new Date(); let day = d.getDay(); // Sun=0 let daysmins = d.getHours()*60+d.getMinutes(); All the date javascript functions are described here: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_date_methods.asp

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