The getUTCHours method returns, according to universal time, the hour of the point in time stored in a Date object. The value returned by this method is an integer number from 0 to 23.
Syntax
myDate.getUTCHours()
With myDate being an object based on the Date object.
Instead of being instantiated from a class, in JavaScript objects are created by replicating other objects. This paradigm is called Prototype-based programming.
Example
The following code uses the getUTCHours method to return the current hour according to universal time:
<script type="text/javascript">
var currentDate = new Date();
var universalCurrentHour = currentDate.getUTCHours();
document.write("According to universal time the current hour is: " + universalCurrentHour + ".");
</script>
var currentDate = new Date();
var universalCurrentHour = currentDate.getUTCHours();
document.write("According to universal time the current hour is: " + universalCurrentHour + ".");
</script>
Technical Details
The getUTCHours method belongs to the Date object, it is available since the version 1.3 of JavaScript, and it is supported in all major browsers.
JavaScript Manual >> Date Object >> getUTCHours Method
