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---
title: Date.prototype.getHours()
short-title: getHours()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getHours
page-type: javascript-instance-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.Date.getHours
sidebar: jsref
---
The **`getHours()`** method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the hours for this date according to local time.
{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getHours()", "shorter")}}
```js interactive-example
const birthday = new Date("March 13, 08 04:20");
console.log(birthday.getHours());
// Expected output: 4
```
## Syntax
```js-nolint
getHours()
```
### Parameters
None.
### Return value
An integer, between 0 and 23, representing the hours for the given date according to local time. Returns `NaN` if the date is [invalid](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date#the_epoch_timestamps_and_invalid_date).
## Examples
### Using getHours()
The `hours` variable has value `23`, based on the value of the {{jsxref("Date")}} object `xmas95`.
```js
const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const hours = xmas95.getHours();
console.log(hours); // 23
```
## Specifications
{{Specifications}}
## Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}
## See also
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCHours()")}}
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setHours()")}}
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