Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
JavaScript Date getMinutes() Method is used to fetch the minutes from the given Date object.
Syntax:
DateObj.getMinutes()
Parameter: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: It returns the minutes for the given Date Object. Minutes is an integer value ranging from 0 to 59.:
The below examples illustrate JavaScript Date getMinutes() Method:
Example 1:
javascript
// Here a date has been assigned
// while creating Date object
let DateObj = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32');
// minutes from above DateObj is being
// extracted using getMinutes().
let minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();
// Printing minute.
console.log(minutes);
Output:
35
Example 2: Here the date of the month must lie between 1 to 31 because no date has a month greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist, minutes will not exist when date of the month is given as 35 i.e, greater than 31.
javascript
// Here a date has been assigned
// while creating a Date object
let DateObj = new Date('October 35, 1996 05:35:32');
// minutes from above DateObj is
// being extracted using getMinutes()
let minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();
// Printing minutes
console.log(minutes);
Output:
NaN
Example 3: If minutes are not given, it returns zero (0).
javascript
// Here a date has been assigned
// while creating Date object
let DateObj = new Date('October 12, 1996');
// minutes from above DateObj is
// being extracted using getMinutes()
let minutes = DateObj.getMinutes();
// Printing minutes
console.log(minutes);
Output:
0
Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given, it returns the present minute.
javascript
// Creating a date object
let DateObj = new Date();
// minutes from above DateObj is
// being extracted using getMinutes()
let minute = DateObj.getMinutes();
// Printing current minute
console.log(minute);
Output:
23
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getMinutes() method are listed below:
We have a complete list of Javascript Date Objects, to check those please go through this Javascript Date Object Complete referencearticle.
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