Get Local Datetime in n8n Function Node with Moment.js

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Get Local Datetime",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        450,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "const moment = require('moment');\n\nlet date = moment().tz($env['GENERIC_TIMEZONE']);\n\nlet year = date.year();\nlet month = date.month(); // zero-indexed!\nlet day = date.date();\nlet hour = date.hours();\nlet minute = date.minutes();\nlet second = date.seconds();\nlet millisecond = date.millisecond();\nlet formatted = date.format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS Z');\n\nreturn [\n  {\n    json: {\n      utc: date,\n      year: year,\n      month: month, // zero-indexed!\n      day: day,\n      hour: hour,\n      minute: minute,\n      second: second,\n      millisecond: millisecond,\n      formatted: formatted\n    }\n  }\n];\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get Local Datetime",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Get Local Datetime Into Function Node Using Moment Js. Uses manualTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 2 nodes.

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