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Date.prototype.getUTCMinutes()

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The getUTCMinutes() method of Date instances returns the minutes for this date according to universal time.

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const date1 = new Date("1 January 2000 03:15:30 GMT+07:00");
const date2 = new Date("1 January 2000 03:15:30 GMT+03:30");

console.log(date1.getUTCMinutes()); // 31 Dec 1999 20:15:30 GMT
// Expected output: 15

console.log(date2.getUTCMinutes()); // 31 Dec 1999 23:45:30 GMT
// Expected output: 45

Syntax

getUTCMinutes()

Parameters

None.

Return value

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

Examples

Using getUTCMinutes()

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

const today = new Date();
const minutes = today.getUTCMinutes();

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also