JavaScript Date getUTCSeconds()

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Examples

Get UTC seconds:

const d = new Date();
let seconds = d.getUTCSeconds();

Using getUTC methods to display the universal time:

function addZero(i) {
if (i < 10) {i = "0" + i}
return i;
}

const d = new Date();
let h = addZero(d.getUTCHours());
let m = addZero(d.getUTCMinutes());
let s = addZero(d.getUTCSeconds());
let time = h + ":" + m + ":" + s;

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Description

getUTCSeconds() returns the seconds (0 to 59) of a date.

getUTCSeconds() returns the seconds according to UTC.

Notes

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

UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).

All JavaScript getUTC methods assume that the date is of local time.

Syntax

Date.getUTCSeconds()

Parameters

NONE

Return Value

Type	Description
A number	The seconds of the date (0 to 59).

Browser Support

getUTCSeconds() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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