Date.prototype.getUTCSeconds() - JavaScript | MDN

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const moonLanding = new Date("July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC");

console.log(moonLanding.getUTCSeconds());
// Expected output: 4

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the seconds for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

Using getUTCSeconds()

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

js

const today = new Date();
const seconds = today.getUTCSeconds();

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

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