Date.prototype.toUTCString()
The toUTCString() method converts a date to a string,
using the UTC time zone.
Based on rfc7231 and modified according to ecma-262 toUTCString, it can have negative values in the 2021 version
Syntax
toUTCString()
Return value
A string representing the given date using the UTC time zone.
Description
The value returned by toUTCString() is a string in the form
Www, dd Mmm yyyy hh:mm:ss GMT,
Where:
| Format String | Description |
|---|---|
Www |
Day of week, as three letters (e.g. Sun, Mon, ...) |
dd |
Day of month, as two digits with leading zero if required |
Mmm |
Month, as three letters (e.g. Jan, Feb, ...) |
yyyy |
Year, as four or more digits with leading zeroes if required |
hh |
Hour, as two digits with leading zero if required |
mm |
Minute, as two digits with leading zero if required |
ss |
Seconds, as two digits with leading zero if required |
Prior to ECMAScript 2018, the format of the return value varied according to the platform. The most common return value was an RFC-1123 formatted date stamp, which is a slightly updated version of RFC-822 date stamps.
Examples
Using toUTCString()
let today = new Date('Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 PDT');
let UTCstring = today.toUTCString(); // Wed, 14 Jun 2017 07:00:00 GMT
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.toutcstring |
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