First you need save in date format in your MongoDB.
Example:
var dtStart = new Date(moment(dts).format("MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM"));
var dtEnd = new Date(moment(dte).format("MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM"));
var period = {
dt_start:dtStart,
dt_end:dtEnd
};
Use
'mydate':{$gte:dtStart,$lte:dtEnd}}
Example :
return Events.find({places: { $exists: true },places:{$in:idPlaces},category:category,'sessions.dt_start': { $exists: true },'sessions.dt_start':{$gte:dtStart,$lte:dtEnd}},{sort:{createdAt: -1}});