# Date.getSeconds()

The getSeconds() method returns the seconds in the specified date according to local time.

```javascript
var moonLanding = new Date('July 20, 69 00:20:18');

console.log(moonLanding.getSeconds());
// expected output: 18

```

## Syntax <a href="#syntax" id="syntax"></a>

```javascript
dateObj.getSeconds()
```

**Return value**

An integer number, between 0 and 59, representing the seconds in the given date according to local time.

## Examples <a href="#examples" id="examples"></a>

#### Using `getSeconds()` <a href="#using_getseconds" id="using_getseconds"></a>

The second statement below assigns the value 30 to the variable `seconds`, based on the value of the [`Date`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) object `Xmas95`.

```javascript
var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30');
var seconds = Xmas95.getSeconds();

console.log(seconds); // 30
```

## References <a href="#references" id="references"></a>

{% embed url="<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getSeconds>" %}

## Contributors to this page <a href="#contributors-to-this-page" id="contributors-to-this-page"></a>

Uros Durdevic<br>