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metadata

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")}}

const birthday = new Date("March 13, 08 04:20");

console.log(birthday.getHours());
// Expected output: 4

Syntax

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.

Examples

Using getHours()

The hours variable has value 23, based on the value of the {{jsxref("Date")}} object xmas95.

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()")}}