Date.prototype.getSeconds()

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

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

```js interactive-example const moonLanding = new Date("July 20, 69 00:20:18");

console.log(moonLanding.getSeconds()); // Expected output: 18

## Syntax

```js-nolint
getSeconds()

Parameters#

None.

Return value#

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

Examples#

Using getSeconds()#

The seconds variable has value 30, based on the value of the {{jsxref("Date")}} object xmas95.

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

console.log(seconds); // 30

Specifications#

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility#

{{Compat}}

See also#

• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setSeconds()")}}