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JavaScript setUTCHours() Method

JavaScript setUTCHours() method is used to set the hour of a given input date object according to the universal time (UTC). It can also be used to set the minutes, seconds and milliseconds. UTC is the Universal Coordinated Time that is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Syntax:

Date.setUTCHours(hour, min, sec, millisec)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
hour	This is a required parameter. It defines an integer representing the hour.
min	This is an optional parameter. It defines an integer representing the minutes.
sec	This is an optional parameter. It defines an integer representing the seconds.
millisec	This is an optional parameter. It defines an integer representing the milliseconds.

Browser Support

Method	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
setUTCHours()	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Here is an example of JavaScript setUTCHours() method:

<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the Output.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() 
{
  var d = new Date();
  d.setUTCHours(13);
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Click the button to see the Output.

Example 2:

<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the Output.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction1()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo1"></p>
<script>
function myFunction1() 
{
  var d = new Date();
  d.setUTCHours(13, 35, 5);
  document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Click the button to see the Output.

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