Here you find Parse
documentation. Here is Format
. Combined together gives:
var dateAsString = '...';
moment.utc(dateAsString).format('h:mmA');
http://jsfiddle.net/76Ued/1/
http://jsfiddle.net/76Ued/2/ <- this one uses local()
EDIT
Version considering Matt Johnson's hint:
var dateAsString = '...';
moment(dateAsString).format('h:mmA');