JavaScript setUTCHours function is a Date Function that is useful to set Hours, Minutes, Seconds, and Milliseconds of a specified date as per the universal time. The syntax of the setUTCHours function is:
Date.setUTCHours(Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Milliseconds)
JavaScript setUTCHours Example
In this method, Minutes, Seconds, and Milliseconds are optional arguments. We use the setUTCHours to set the current date hours to 12 as per the universal time.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> JS </title> </head> <body> <h1> Example </h1> <script> var dt = Date(); document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>"); dt.setUTCHours(12); document.write("After : " + dt); </script> </body> </html>
Example
Date and Time: Thu Nov 08 2018 12:31:28 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
After : Thu Nov 08 2018 17:31:28 GMT+0530 (Indian Standard Time)
In this JavaScript Set UTC Hours example, we set the custom date hours to 12, minutes to 22, and seconds to 45 according to universal time.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> JavaScriptSetUTCHoursFunctions </title> </head> <body> <h1> JavaScriptsetUTCHoursFunctionExample </h1> <script> var dt = Date("January 1, 2017 10:11:19"); document.write("Date and Time : " + dt + "<br/>"); dt.setUTCHours(12, 22, 45); document.write("After setUTCHours() : " + dt); </script> </body> </html>