JavaScript Date getUTCHours() method

The JavaScript date getUTCHours() method returns the hour for the specified date on the basis of universal time.

Syntax

The getUTCHours()method is represented by the following syntax:

Return

An integer value between 0 and 23 that represents the hour.

JavaScript Date getUTCHours() method example

Here, we will understand getUTCHours() method through various examples.

Example 1

Let's see an example to print the value of current hour according to universal time.

<script>
var hour=new Date();
document.writeln("Hour value : "+hour.getUTCHours());
</script>

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Output:

Hour value : 12

Example 2

Let's see an example to print the value of hour from the given date according to universal time.

<script>
var hour1=new Date("August 15 1975 22:15:30 GMT+11:00");
var hour2=new Date("August 15 1975 22:15:30 GMT-11:00");
document.writeln("Hour value1 : "+hour1.getUTCHours()+"<br>");
document.writeln("Hour value2 : "+hour2.getUTCHours());
</script>

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Output: