Date.prototype.getUTCHours()

The getUTCHours() method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the hours for this date according to universal time.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getUTCHours()")}}

```js interactive-example const date1 = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT+11:00"); const date2 = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT-11:00");

console.log(date1.getUTCHours()); // Expected output: 12

console.log(date2.getUTCHours()); // Expected output: 10

## Syntax

```js-nolint
getUTCHours()

Parameters#

None.

Return value#

An integer, between 0 and 23, representing the hours for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples#

Using getUTCHours()#

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

const today = new Date();
const hours = today.getUTCHours();

Specifications#

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility#

{{Compat}}

See also#

• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getHours()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setUTCHours()")}}