Date.prototype.getMinutes()

The getMinutes() method of Date instances returns the minutes for this date according to local time.

Try it

const birthday = new Date("March 13, 08 04:20");

console.log(birthday.getMinutes());
// Expected output: 20

Syntax

js
getMinutes()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer, between 0 and 59, representing the minutes for the given date according to local time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

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Using getMinutes()

The minutes variable has value 15, based on the value of the Date object xmas95.

js
const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const minutes = xmas95.getMinutes();

console.log(minutes); // 15

Specifications

See also