Date.prototype.getHours() - JavaScript | MDN

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const birthday = new Date("March 13, 08 04:20");

console.log(birthday.getHours());
// Expected output: 4

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer, between 0 and 23, representing the hours for the given date according to local time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

Using getHours()

The hours variable has value 23, based on the value of the Date object xmas95.

js

const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const hours = xmas95.getHours();

console.log(hours); // 23

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.gethours

Browser compatibility

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