JavaScript Date Time Functions

In this lesson you will learn all JavaScript Date and Time Functions. Check out the example, How to Display the Current Date and Time using JavaScript.

JavaScript Date Time Functions

Object Methods Description
Date Function getDate() Get the Date of the Month.
getDay() Get the Day of the Week.
getFullYear() Get the Full Year in four Digit.
getHours() Get the Hours between 0 to 23.
getMilliseconds() Get the Milliseconds between 0 to 999.
getMinutes() Get the Minutes between 0 to 59.
getMonth() Get the Month between 0 to 11.
getSeconds() Get the Seconds between 0 to 59.
getTime() Get the Milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970.


getUTCDate() Get the Universal Time Date of the Month.
getUTCFullYear() Get the Universal Time Full Year in four Digits.
getUTCHours() Get the Universal Time Hours between 0 to 23.
getUTCMilliseconds() Get the Universal Time Milliseconds (0 to 999).
getUTCMinutes() Get the Universal Time Minutes between 0 to 59.
getUTCMonth() Get the Universal Time Month between 0 to 11.
getUTCSeconds() Get the Universal Time Seconds between 0 to 59.


setDate() Set the Date of the Month.
setFullYear() Set the Full Year in four Digit.
setHours() Set the Hours between 0 to 23.
setMilliseconds() Set the Milliseconds between 0 to 999.
setMinutes() Set the Minutes between 0 to 59.
setMonth() Set the Month between 0 to 11.
setSeconds() Set the Seconds between 0 to 59.
setTime() Set the Milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970.


setUTCDate() Set the Universal Time Date of the Month.
setUTCFullYear() Set the Universal Time Full Year in four Digits.
setUTCHours() Set the Universal Time Hours between 0 to 23.
setUTCMilliseconds() Set the Universal Time MilliSeconds (0 to 999).
setUTCMinutes() Set the Universal Time Minutes between 0 to 59.
setUTCMonth() Set the Universal Time Month between 0 to 11.
setUTCSeconds() Set the Universal Time Seconds between 0 to 59.


toString() Converts the Date object into string.
toUTCString() Converts the Date object into Universal Time string.