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metadata

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")}}

const moonLanding = new Date("July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC");

console.log(moonLanding.getUTCSeconds());
// Expected output: 4

Syntax

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.

Examples

Using getUTCSeconds()

The following example assigns the seconds portion of the current time to the variable seconds.

const today = new Date();
const seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getSeconds()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setUTCSeconds()")}}