Date.prototype.getUTCMinutes()

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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

Try it

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

js
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

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Using getUTCMinutes()

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

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

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification>
# sec-date.prototype.getutcminutes>

Browser compatibility

See also