Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()

The getUTCSeconds() method of Date instances returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.

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Syntax

js
getUTCSeconds()

Parameters

None.

Return value

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

Examples

Using getUTCSeconds()

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

js
const today = new Date();
const seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.getutcseconds

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