Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Date/setUTCSeconds

The setUTCSeconds() method sets the seconds for a specified date according to universal time.

Syntax

dateObj.setUTCSeconds(secondsValue[, msValue])

Parameters

secondsValue: An integer between 0 and 59, representing the seconds.
msValue: Optional. A number between 0 and 999, representing the milliseconds.

Return value

The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.

Description

If you do not specify the msValue parameter, the value returned from the getUTCMilliseconds() method is used.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCSeconds() attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 100 for secondsValue, the minutes stored in the Date object will be incremented by 1, and 40 will be used for seconds.

Examples

Using setUTCSeconds()

var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCSeconds(20);

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Date.prototype.setUTCSeconds' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`setUTCSeconds`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 4	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0	nodejs Full support 0.1.100

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