JavaScript .UTC()

The .UTC() static method of Date that returns a number value representing the number of milliseconds between the specified date and January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, Universal Time Coordinated. Will always be called as Date.UTC() rather than called on an instance of date such as myDate.UTC().

Syntax

Date.UTC(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond);

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• year (required): The year in four-digit format. If only two digits are specified, the year is assumed to be in twentieth century.
• month (optional): The range is from 0 to 11.
• day (optional): The range is from 1 to 31.
• hour (optional): The range is from 0 to 23.
• minute (optional): The range is from 0 to 59.
• second (optional): The range is from 0 to 59.
• millisecond (optional): The range is from 0 to 999.

Note: UTC, Universal Time Coordinated, is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Example 1

Return the number of milliseconds between the specified date and January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time.

var midnight1971 = Date.UTC(1971, 00, 01, 0, 0, 0);

console.log(midnight1971);
// Output: 34214400000

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