MongoDB: How to Sort Documents By Date In Database

In addition, you can use the following methods to sort documents by a date field in database :

Sort by Date Ascending .

db.sales.find().sort({"date_field": 1})

Sort by Date Descending

db.sales.find().sort({"date_field": -1}) 

db.sales.insertOne({day: new Date("2020-01-20"), amount: 40})
db.sales.insertOne({day: new Date("2020-01-21"), amount: 32})
db.sales.insertOne({day: new Date("2020-01-22"), amount: 19})
db.sales.insertOne({day: new Date("2020-01-23"), amount: 29})