Date.prototype.getUTCHours()
Baseline
Widely available
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.
Try it
const date1 = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT+11:00");
const date2 = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT-11:00");
console.log(date1.getUTCHours());
// Expected output: 12
console.log(date2.getUTCHours());
// Expected output: 10
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® 2026 Language Specification> # sec-date.prototype.getutchours> |