The toTimeString() method of Date instances returns a string representing the time portion of this date interpreted in the local timezone.
Date.prototype.toTimeString()
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Syntax
js
toTimeString()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string representing the time portion of the given date (see description for the format). Returns "Invalid Date" if the date is invalid.
Description
Date instances refer to a specific point in time. toTimeString() interprets the date in the local timezone and formats the time part in English. It always uses the format of hh:mm:ss GMT±xxxx (TZ), where:
| Format String | Description |
|---|---|
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 |
±xxxx |
The local timezone's offset — two digits for hours and two digits for minutes (e.g. -0500, +0800) |
TZ |
The timezone's name (e.g. PDT, PST) |
For example: "04:42:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)".
- If you only want to get the date part, use
toDateString(). - If you want to get both the date and time, use
toString(). - If you want to make the date interpreted as UTC instead of local timezone, use
toUTCString(). - If you want to format the date in a more user-friendly format (e.g. localization), use
toLocaleTimeString().
Examples
Using toTimeString()
js
const d = new Date(0);
console.log(d.toString()); // "Thu Jan 01 1970 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)"
console.log(d.toTimeString()); // "00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)"
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | Deno | Node.js | ||
toTimeString |
1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 | |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toTimeString