JavaScript Date toUTCString()
Syntax & Examples

Date.toUTCString() method

The toUTCString() method of the Date object in JavaScript converts a date to a string using the UTC timezone. The string format is a human-readable representation of the date and time in the UTC timezone.

Syntax of Date.toUTCString()

The syntax of Date.toUTCString() method is:

toUTCString()

This toUTCString() method of Date converts a date to a string using the UTC timezone.

Return Type

Date.toUTCString() returns value of type String.


✐ Examples

1 Using toUTCString() to get the UTC string of a Date object

In JavaScript, we can use the toUTCString() method to get the UTC string representation of a Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 1, 2000.
  2. We use the toUTCString() method to get the UTC string of the date object.
  3. The UTC string is stored in the variable utcString.
  4. We log utcString to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2000-01-01T00:00:00Z');
const utcString = date.toUTCString();
console.log(utcString);

Output

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

2 Using toUTCString() with a specific date

We can use the toUTCString() method to get the UTC string of a specific Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing July 4, 1776.
  2. We use the toUTCString() method to get the UTC string of the date object.
  3. The UTC string is stored in the variable utcString.
  4. We log utcString to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('1776-07-04T00:00:00Z');
const utcString = date.toUTCString();
console.log(utcString);

Output

Thu, 04 Jul 1776 00:00:00 GMT

3 Using toUTCString() with the current date

We can use the toUTCString() method to get the UTC string representation of the current date.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing the current date and time.
  2. We use the toUTCString() method to get the UTC string of the date object.
  3. The UTC string is stored in the variable utcString.
  4. We log utcString to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date();
const utcString = date.toUTCString();
console.log(utcString);

Output

Depends on the current date and time (e.g., 'Mon, 27 May 2024 12:34:56 GMT')

Summary

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