JavaScript Date getMinutes()
Syntax & Examples

Date.getMinutes() method

The getMinutes() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns the minutes (0 – 59) in the specified date according to local time.

Syntax of Date.getMinutes()

The syntax of Date.getMinutes() method is:

getMinutes()

This getMinutes() method of Date returns the minutes (0 – 59) in the specified date according to local time.

Return Type

Date.getMinutes() returns value of type Number.


✐ Examples

1 Using getMinutes() to get the minutes of a specific date

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

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 15, 2021, at 15:45:00.
  2. We use the getMinutes() method to get the minutes from date.
  3. The minutes are stored in the variable minutes.
  4. We log minutes to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2021-01-15T15:45:00');
const minutes = date.getMinutes();
console.log(minutes);

Output

45

2 Using getMinutes() with the current date

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

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object now representing the current date and time.
  2. We use the getMinutes() method to get the current minutes from now.
  3. The current minutes are stored in the variable currentMinutes.
  4. We log currentMinutes to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const now = new Date();
const currentMinutes = now.getMinutes();
console.log(currentMinutes);

Output

30

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

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

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object pastDate representing July 4, 1776, at 12:15:00.
  2. We use the getMinutes() method to get the minutes from pastDate.
  3. The minutes are stored in the variable pastMinutes.
  4. We log pastMinutes to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const pastDate = new Date('1776-07-04T12:15:00');
const pastMinutes = pastDate.getMinutes();
console.log(pastMinutes);

Output

15

Summary

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