The date.getUTCHours() method is used to fetch the hours according to universal time from a given Date object (returns a value ranging from 0 to 23 ).
Syntax:
DateObj.getUTCHours();
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch hours according to universal time.
Return Values: It returns the hours for the given date object according to universal time. Hours is an integer value ranging from 0 to 23.
Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor from which we want to fetch hours according to universal time.
Example 1: Below is an example of the Date.getUTCHours() method.
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// Here a date has been assigned according// to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 15, 1996 23:35:32 GMT+11:00');// hour from above date object is being// extracted using getUTCHours().let B = dateobj.getUTCHours();// Printing hour according to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
12
Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist. Hours will not be existed according to universal time if the date of the month does not exist.
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// Here a date has been assigned according // to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 33, 1996 23:35:32 GMT+11:00');// Hour from above date object is// being extracted using getUTCHours().let B = dateobj.getUTCHours();// Printing hour according to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
NaN
Example 3: If hours are not given while creating a Date object, the getUTCHours() method returns zero (0) but the output is printed as 13 because according to universal time, 0 is represented as 13. It is an exceptional case.
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// Here a date has been assigned according // to universal time while creating Date objectlet dateobj = new Date('October 13, 1996 GMT+11:00');// Hour from above date object is// being extracted using getUTCHours().let B = dateobj.getUTCHours();// Printing hour according to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
13
Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date() constructor while creating the Date object, the getUTCHours() method returns the current hour according to universal time.
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// creating Date Objectlet dateobj = new Date();// hour from above date object is// being extracted using getUTCHours().let B = dateobj.getUTCHours();// Printing current hour according // to universal time.console.log(B); |
Output:
18
We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getUTCHours() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 4 and above
- Opera 4 and above
- Safari 1 and above
