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# Date.getFullYear()
Returns the year
The getFullYear() method returns the year of the specified date according to local time.Use this method instead of the getYear() method.
```javascript
var moonLanding = new Date('July 20, 69 00:20:18');
console.log(moonLanding.getFullYear());
// expected output: 1969
```
## Syntax
```javascript
dateObj.getFullYear()
```
**Return value**
A number corresponding to the year of the given date, according to local time.
## Description
The value returned by `getFullYear()` is an absolute number. For dates between the years 1000 and 9999, `getFullYear()` returns a four-digit number, for example, 1995. Use this function to make sure a year is compliant with years after 2000.
## Examples
#### Using `getFullYear()`
The following example assigns the four-digit value of the current year to the variable `year`.
```javascript
var today = new Date();
var year = today.getFullYear();
```
## References
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## Contributors to this page
Uros Durdevic