Date.prototype.getHours()

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.

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()")}}