JavaScript getUTCMinutes() Method

Definition and Usage

The getUTCMinutes() method returns the minutes of a time according to the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObject.getUTCMinutes()

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Tips and Notes

Note: The value returned by getUTCMinutes() is a two digit number. However, the return value is not always two digits, if the value is less than 10 it only returns one digit.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

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Example

In this example we get the UTC minutes of the current time:

<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date(); document.write(d.getUTCMinutes()); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

12

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Example 2

Here we will extract the UTC minutes from the specific date and time:

<script type="text/javascript"> var born = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00"); document.write(born.getUTCMinutes()); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

15