UTC parser for mdDatePicker

utc-parser.directive.js

'use strict';

angular.module('m.utc')
    .directive('utcParser', function () {

        function link(scope, element, attrs, ngModel) {
            var parser = function (val) {
                val = moment.utc(val).format();
                return val;
            };

            var formatter = function (val) {
                if (!val) {
                    return val;
                }
                val = moment(val).toDate();
                return val;
            };

            ngModel.$parsers.unshift(parser);
            ngModel.$formatters.unshift(formatter);
        }

        return {
            require: 'ngModel',
            link: link,
            restrict: 'A'
        }
    });

val = new Date(val); was causing the displaying date substracting a day, so I changed it to:

val = moment(val).toDate();

After that, worked like a charm.

@diosney thank you

you must add priority: 1 to the directive.

angular/material#9747