Date.getUTCSeconds()

Returns the seconds, according to universal time (from 0-59)

The getUTCSeconds() method returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.

var moonLanding = new Date('July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC');

console.log(moonLanding.getUTCSeconds());
// expected output: 4

Syntax

dateObj.getUTCSeconds()

Return value

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

Examples

Using getUTCSeconds()

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

var today = new Date();
var seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();

References

Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds() - JavaScript | MDNMDN Web Docs

Contributors to this page

Uros Durdevic