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# Date.setMinutes()

The setMinutes() method sets the minutes for a specified date according to local time.

```javascript
var event = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30');

event.setMinutes(45);

console.log(event.getMinutes());
// expected output: 45

console.log(event);
// expected output: Tue Aug 19 1975 23:45:30 GMT+0200 (CEST)
// (note: your timezone may vary)

```

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

```javascript
dateObj.setMinutes(minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]])
```

#### Versions prior to JavaScript 1.3 <a href="#versions_prior_to_javascript_1.3" id="versions_prior_to_javascript_1.3"></a>

```
dateObj.setMinutes(minutesValue)
```

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

`minutesValue`An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes.

`secondsValue`Optional. An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds. If you specify the `secondsValue` parameter, you must also specify the `minutesValue`.

`msValue`Optional. A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. If you specify the `msValue` parameter, you must also specify the `minutesValue` and `secondsValue`.

**Return value**

The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.

## Description

If you do not specify the `secondsValue` and `msValue` parameters, the values returned from [`getSeconds()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getSeconds) and [`getMilliseconds()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getMilliseconds) methods are used.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, `setMinutes()` attempts to update the date information in the [`Date`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for `secondsValue`, the minutes will be incremented by 1 (`minutesValue + 1`), and 40 will be used for seconds.

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

#### Using `setMinutes()` <a href="#using_setminutes" id="using_setminutes"></a>

```javascript
var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setMinutes(45);
```

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

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

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

Uros Durdevic


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