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---
title: Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()
short-title: getUTCSeconds()
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCSeconds
page-type: javascript-instance-method
browser-compat: javascript.builtins.Date.getUTCSeconds
sidebar: jsref
---
The **`getUTCSeconds()`** method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.
{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()", "shorter")}}
```js interactive-example
const moonLanding = new Date("July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC");
console.log(moonLanding.getUTCSeconds());
// Expected output: 4
```
## Syntax
```js-nolint
getUTCSeconds()
```
### Parameters
None.
### Return value
An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the seconds 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 getUTCSeconds()
The following example assigns the seconds portion of the current time to the variable `seconds`.
```js
const today = new Date();
const seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();
```
## Specifications
{{Specifications}}
## Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}
## See also
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getSeconds()")}}
- {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setUTCSeconds()")}}
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