ThesetUTCSeconds() method ofDate instances changes the seconds and/or milliseconds for this date according to universal time.

Try it

const date = new Date("December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT+11:00");console.log(date.getUTCSeconds());// Expected output: 30date.setUTCSeconds(39);console.log(date.getUTCSeconds());// Expected output: 39

Syntax

setUTCSeconds(secondsValue)setUTCSeconds(secondsValue, msValue)

Parameters

secondsValue

An integer between 0 and 59 representing the seconds.

msValueOptional

An integer between 0 and 999 representing the milliseconds.

Return value

Changes theDate object in place, and returns its newtimestamp. If a parameter isNaN (or other values that getcoerced toNaN, such asundefined), the date is set toInvalid Date andNaN is returned.

Description

If you do not specify themsValue parameter, the value returned from thegetUTCMilliseconds() method isused.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range,setUTCSeconds() attempts to update the date information in theDate object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 forsecondsValue, the minutes stored in theDate object will beincremented by 1, and 40 will be used for seconds.

Examples

Using setUTCSeconds()

const theBigDay = new Date();theBigDay.setUTCSeconds(20);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds()
• Date.prototype.setSeconds()