Method

JavaScript Date getMinutes() Method

The JavaScript Date getMinutes() method is used to return the minutes from a given Date object. The getMinutes() method returns the minutes (from 0 to 59) of the specified date and time.

Syntax

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dateObj.getMinutes()

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dateObj is a Date object which represents the date and time.

Example

You can try to run the following code to get the minutes from a given date.

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<script>
var d = new Date(); 
var n = d.getMinutes(); 
document.write("Current minutes: " + n);
</script>

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The output of the above code will be:

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Current minutes: 15

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Browser Support

The getMinutes() method is supported in all major browsers.

Return Value

The getMinutes() method returns the minutes (from 0 to 59) of the specified date and time.