JavaScript Date getHours()
Syntax & Examples

Date.getHours() method

The getHours() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns the hour (0 – 23) in the specified date according to local time.

Syntax of Date.getHours()

The syntax of Date.getHours() method is:

getHours()

This getHours() method of Date returns the hour (0 – 23) in the specified date according to local time.

Return Type

Date.getHours() returns value of type Number.


✐ Examples

1 Using getHours() to get the hour of a specific date

In JavaScript, we can use the getHours() method to get the hour from a Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 15, 2021, at 15:30:00.
  2. We use the getHours() method to get the hour from date.
  3. The hour is stored in the variable hour.
  4. We log hour to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2021-01-15T15:30:00');
const hour = date.getHours();
console.log(hour);

Output

15

2 Using getHours() with the current date

In JavaScript, we can use the getHours() method to get the current hour from the current date.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object today representing the current date and time.
  2. We use the getHours() method to get the current hour from today.
  3. The current hour is stored in the variable currentHour.
  4. We log currentHour to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const today = new Date();
const currentHour = today.getHours();
console.log(currentHour);

Output

13

3 Using getHours() with a specific date in the past

In JavaScript, we can use the getHours() method to get the hour from a specific date in the past.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object pastDate representing July 4, 1776, at 12:00:00.
  2. We use the getHours() method to get the hour from pastDate.
  3. The hour is stored in the variable pastHour.
  4. We log pastHour to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const pastDate = new Date('1776-07-04T12:00:00');
const pastHour = pastDate.getHours();
console.log(pastHour);

Output

12

Summary

In this JavaScript tutorial, we learned about getHours() method of Date: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.