JavaScript .toUTCString()

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Published Aug 4, 2023
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The .toUTCString() method is used to convert a given Date object’s content into a string according to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Syntax

myDate.toUTCString();

Example

Get the Date object as a string, according to UTC:

const date = new Date('1 Aug 2023 08:54:00');
const utcDateString = date.toUTCString();
console.log(utcDateString);

This will result in the following code:

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:54:00 GMT

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