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title: Date.prototype.getUTCHours()
short-title: getUTCHours()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCHours
page-type: javascript-instance-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.Date.getUTCHours
sidebar: jsref
---
The **`getUTCHours()`** method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the hours for this date according to universal time.
{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getUTCHours()")}}
```js interactive-example
const date1 = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT+11:00");
const date2 = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT-11:00");
console.log(date1.getUTCHours());
// Expected output: 12
console.log(date2.getUTCHours());
// Expected output: 10
```
## Syntax
```js-nolint
getUTCHours()
```
### Parameters
None.
### Return value
An integer, between 0 and 23, representing the hours for the given date according to universal 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 getUTCHours()
The following example assigns the hours portion of the current time to the variable `hours`.
```js
const today = new Date();
const hours = today.getUTCHours();
```
## Specifications
{{Specifications}}
## Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}
## See also
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getHours()")}}
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setUTCHours()")}}
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