JavaScript getUTCSeconds() Method

Complete Date Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The getUTCSeconds() method returns the seconds of a time according to the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObject.getUTCSeconds()

Tips and Notes

Note: The value returned by getUTCSeconds() is a two digit number. However, the return value is not always two digits, if the value is less than 10 it only returns one digit.

Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Example

In this example we get the UTC seconds of the current time:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getUTCSeconds());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Example 2

Here we will extract the UTC seconds from the specific date and time:

<script type="text/javascript">

var Birthday = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write(Birthday.getUTCSeconds());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

0

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Display the current UTC time
How to use getUTCHours(), getUTCMinutes(), and getUTCSeconds() to display the current UTC time.

Display the current UTC time with a function that checks for numbers less than 10
How to use getUTCHours(), getUTCMinutes(), and getUTCSeconds() to display the current time.

Complete Date Object Reference

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