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Description

Returns the locale specific hour of the day (0-23) for the specified date.

Syntax

Signature Description
aDate.getHours()Returns the locale specific hour of the day (0-23) for the specified date.

Parameters

None.

Examples

The code below shows an example of the getHours() method of Date.



// Create a Date instance for the current date and time.
var todaysDate = new Date();
alert(todaysDate);

// Get hour of the day.
alert(todaysDate.getHours() + ' = Hour of the day');

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Related Tutorials

JavaScript Intermediate Tutorials - Lesson 2 - Dates and Times