JavaScript Date setUTCMinutes()
Example
Set the minutes to 17, according to UTC time:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCMinutes(17);
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Definition and Usage
The setUTCMinutes() method sets the minutes of a date object, according to UTC.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Browser Support
setUTCMinutes() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.setUTCMinutes(min, sec, millisec)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| min | Required. An integer representing the minutes.
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
|
| sec | Optional. An integer representing the seconds
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
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| millisec | Optional. An integer representing the milliseconds
Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A number. Number of milliseconds between the date and January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. |
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More Examples
Example
Set the date time to be 90 minutes ago, using UTC methods:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCMinutes(d.getUTCMinutes() - 90);
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