JavaScript Date getUTCMinutes() Method

The Javascript date.getUTCMinutes() method is used to fetch the minutes according to universal time from a given Date object (returns a value ranging from 0 to 59).

Syntax:

DateObj.getUTCMinutes();

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch minutes.

Return Values: It returns the minutes for the given date according to universal time. Minutes is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.

Note: In the above syntax, DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor from which we want to fetch minutes.

Example 1: Below is an example of the Date.getUTCMinutes() method.  

javascript

<script>
    // Here a date has been assigned according
    // to universal time while creating Date object
    var dataobj =
    new Date('October 15, 1996 23:35:32 GMT+11:00');

    // Minute from above date object is
    // being extracted using getUTCMinutes().
    var B = dataobj.getUTCMinutes();

    // Printing minute according to universal time
    console.log(B);
</script>

Output:

35

Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist. Minutes will not be existed according to universal time if the date of the month does not exist.

javascript

<script>
    // Here a date has been assigned according
    // to universal time while creating Date object.
    var dataobj =
    new Date('October 33, 1996 23:35:32 GMT+11:00');

    // Minute from above data object is
    // being extracted using getUTCMinutes().
    var B = dataobj.getUTCMinutes();

    // Printing minute according to universal time.
    console.log(B);
</script>

Output:

NaN

Example 3: If minutes are not given to the Date() constructor while creating a Date object, then the getUTCMinutes() method returns zero (0) according to universal time. It is an exceptional case. 

javascript

<script>
    // Here a date has been assigned according
    // to universal time while creating Date object.
    var dataobj =
    new Date('October 13, 1996 GMT+11:00');

    // Minute from above data object is
    // being extracted using getUTCMinutes().
    var B = dataobj.getUTCMinutes();

    // Printing minute according to
    // universal time.
    console.log(B);
</script>

Output:

0

Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date() constructor while creating a Date object, the getUTCMinutes() method returns current minutes according to universal time. 

javascript

<script>
    // Here nothing has been assigned according
    // to universal time while creating Date object.
    var dataobj = new Date();

    // Minute from above data object is
    // being extracted using getUTCMinutes().
    var B = dataobj.getUTCMinutes();

    // Printing current minute
    // according to universal time.
    console.log(B);
</script>

Output:

18

We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getUTCMinutes() method are listed below: 

• Google Chrome 1 and above
• Edge 12 and above
• Firefox 1 and above
• Internet Explorer 4 and above
• Opera 4 and above
• Safari 1 and above