Date.prototype.getHours()

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The getHours() method of Date instances returns the hours for this date according to local time.

Try it

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

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

Syntax

js
getHours()

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® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.gethours

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
Node.js
getHours

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