Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
ThegetUTCSeconds() method ofDate instances returns the seconds in the specified date according to universal time.
Try it
const moonLanding = new Date("July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC");console.log(moonLanding.getUTCSeconds());// Expected output: 4Syntax
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getUTCSeconds()Parameters
None.
Return value
An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the seconds for the given date according to universal time. ReturnsNaN if the date isinvalid.
Examples
Using getUTCSeconds()
The following example assigns the seconds portion of the current time to the variableseconds.
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const today = new Date();const seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();Specifications
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.getutcseconds |