# Date.setUTCMilliseconds()

The setUTCMilliseconds() method sets the milliseconds for a specified date according to universal time.

```javascript
var date1 = new Date('2018-01-24T12:38:29.069Z');

console.log(date1.getUTCMilliseconds());
// expected output: 69

date1.setUTCMilliseconds(420);

console.log(date1.getUTCMilliseconds());
// expected output: 420

```

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

```javascript
dateObj.setUTCMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
```

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

`millisecondsValue`A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds.

**Return value**

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

## Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, `setUTCMilliseconds()`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 1100 for `millisecondsValue`, the seconds stored in the [`Date`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) object will be incremented by 1, and 100 will be used for milliseconds.

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

#### Using `setUTCMilliseconds()` <a href="#using_setutcmilliseconds" id="using_setutcmilliseconds"></a>

```javascript
var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCMilliseconds(500);
```

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

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

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

Uros Durdevic


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