JavaScript Date setUTCHours()
Example
Set the hour to 15, according to UTC time:
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCHours(15);
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Description
The setUTCHours() method sets the hour of a date object, according to UTC.
The setUTCHours() method can also be used to set the minutes, seconds and milliseconds.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Syntax
Date.setUTCHours(hour, min, sec, millisec)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| hour | Required. An integer representing the hour.
Expected values are 0-23, but other values are allowed:
|
| min | Optional. An integer representing the minutes.
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
|
| sec | Optional. An integer representing the seconds
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
|
| millisec | Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds
Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:
|
Return Value
| NONE
Changes the Date object in place. |
More Examples
Example
Set the time to 15:35:01 UTC time
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCHours(15, 35, 1);
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Example
Set the time to 48 hours ago, using UTC methods:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCHours(d.getUTCHours() - 48);
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Browser Support
setUTCHours() is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
