seems a bit much...

[tracker1]

function date2obj(value) {
  var parts = ((value || value === 0) ? new Date(value) : new Date()).toJSON().split(/\D/);
  return {
    year: parts.shift(),
    month: parts.shift(),
    day: parts.shift(),
    hour: parts.shift(),
    minute: parts.shift(),
    second: parts.shift(),
    millisecond: parts.shift()
  }
}

of ...

function date2obj(value) {
  const [year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond] = 
    ((value || value === 0) ? new Date(value) : new Date()).toJSON().split(/\D/);
  return {year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond};
}

[tigercosmos]

cool! I like this.