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Date getHours() method with example in JavaScript

JavaScript Date getHours() method: Here, we are going to learn about the getHours() method of Date class with Example in JavaScript.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on March 04, 2019

JavaScript Date getHours() method

getHours() method is a Date's class method and it is used to get the only hours from current time.

It accepts nothing as the parameter and returns a value between 0 to 23.

Syntax:

    var dt = new Date();
    dt.getHours();

Examples:

    Input:
    var dt = new Date();
    dt.getHours();
    
    Output:
    19 (if the time is 19:any_minutes:any_seconds)

JavaScript code to get the hours only from the current time using getHours() method

<html>
<head><title>JavaScipt Example</title></head>

<body>
<script>
	var dt = new Date(); //Date constructor 
	var hours = dt.getHours(); //getting hours from current time
	//printing hour
	document.write("Current hour is : " + hours);
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

Current hour is : 19