Return the number of milliseconds between a specified date and midnight January 1 1970:
The result of d will be:
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
The UTC() method returns the number of milliseconds between a specified date and midnight of January 1, 1970, according to universal time.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Note: UTC time is the same as GMT time.
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UTC() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Parameter | Description |
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year | Required. A four-digit value representing the year, negative values are allowed |
month | Required. An integer representing the month
Expected values are 0-11, but other values are allowed:
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day | Required. An integer representing the day of month
Expected values are 1-31, but other values are allowed:
If the month has 31 days:
If the month has 30 days:
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hour | Optional. Default 0. An integer representing the hour.
Expected values are 0-23, but other values are allowed:
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min | Optional. Default 0. An integer representing the minutes.
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
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sec | Optional. Default 0. An integer representing the seconds
Expected values are 0-59, but other values are allowed:
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millisec | Optional. Default 0. An integer representing the milliseconds
Expected values are 0-999, but other values are allowed:
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Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the specified date-time and midnight January 1 1970 |
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JavaScript Version: | 1.0 |
Create a date object using UTC time instead of local time:
The result of d will be: