Date.getUTCHours()
Returns the hour, according to universal time (from 0-23)
The getUTCHours() method returns the hours in the specified date according to universal time.
var date1 = new Date('December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT+11:00');
var 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
dateObj.getUTCHours()
Return value
An integer number, between 0 and 23, representing the hours in the given date according to universal time.
Examples
Using getUTCHours()
getUTCHours()
The following example assigns the hours portion of the current time to the variable hours
.
var today = new Date();
var hours = today.getUTCHours();
References
Contributors to this page
Uros Durdevic
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