Date.prototype.getUTCHours()

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The getUTCHours() method of Date instances returns the hours for this date according to universal time.

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Syntax

js
getUTCHours()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer, between 0 and 23, representing the hours for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

Using getUTCHours()

The following example assigns the hours portion of the current time to the variable hours.

js
const today = new Date();
const hours = today.getUTCHours();

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.getutchours

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