// Set the date we're counting down to var countDownDate = new Date("Aug 19, 2019 10:00:00").getTime(); // Update the count down every 1 second var x = setInterval(function () { // Get todays date and time var now = new Date().getTime(); // Find the distance between now an the count down date var distance = countDownDate - now; // Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds var hours2 = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60)); // Output the result in an element with id="demo" document.getElementById("timer").innerHTML = hours2 // If the count down is over, write some text if (distance < 0) { clearInterval(x); document.getElementById("timer").innerHTML = "Elapso tempore" + hours2; } }, 1000);