Date.prototype.getMinutes()

The getMinutes() method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the minutes for this date according to local time.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getMinutes()", "shorter")}}

```js interactive-example const birthday = new Date("March 13, 08 04:20");

console.log(birthday.getMinutes()); // Expected output: 20

## Syntax

```js-nolint
getMinutes()

Parameters#

None.

Return value#

An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the minutes for the given date according to local time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples#

Using getMinutes()#

The minutes variable has value 15, based on the value of the {{jsxref("Date")}} object xmas95.

const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const minutes = xmas95.getMinutes();

console.log(minutes); // 15

Specifications#

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility#

{{Compat}}

See also#

• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCMinutes()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setMinutes()")}}