The setUTCHours()
method sets the hour for a specified date according to universal time, and returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC until the time represented by the updated Date
instance.
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Syntax
dateObj.setUTCHours(hoursValue[, minutesValue[, secondsValue[, msValue]]])
Parameters
hoursValue
- An integer between 0 and 23, representing the hour.
minutesValue
- Optional. An integer between 0 and 59, representing the minutes.
secondsValue
- Optional. An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds. If you specify the
secondsValue
parameter, you must also specify theminutesValue
. msValue
- Optional. A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds. If you specify the
msValue
parameter, you must also specify theminutesValue
andsecondsValue
.
Return value
The number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.
Description
If you do not specify the minutesValue
, secondsValue
, and msValue
parameters, the values returned from the getUTCMinutes()
, getUTCSeconds()
, and getUTCMilliseconds()
methods are used.
If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCHours()
attempts to update the date information in the Date
object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue
, the minutes will be incremented by 1 (minutesValue + 1
), and 40 will be used for seconds.
Examples
Using setUTCHours()
var theBigDay = new Date(); theBigDay.setUTCHours(8);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
ECMAScript 1st Edition (ECMA-262) | Standard | Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.3. |
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.setUTCHours' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.setUTCHours' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript Latest Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.setUTCHours' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
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setUTCHours | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 4 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support