JavaScript Date getUTCFullYear() Method

The date.getUTCFullYear() method is used to fetch the year according to universal time from a given Date object.

Syntax:  

DateObj.getUTCFullYear();

Parameter: This method does not take any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch the year according to universal time.

Return Values: It returns the year for the given date object DateObj according to universal time. 

Note: The DateObj is a valid Date object created using the Date() constructor from which we want to fetch the year according to universal time.

Example 1: Below is an example of the Date getUTCFullYear() method. 

// Here a date has been assigned according
// to universal time while creating Date object
let dateobj =
    new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32 GMT+11:00');

// year from above date object is
// being extracted using getUTCFullYear().
let B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();

// Printing year according to universal time.
console.log(B);                    

Output: 

1996

Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist. If the date for the month does not exist, the year will also not be existed. 

// Here a date has been assigned according
// to universal time while creating Date object
let dateobj =
    new Date('October 45, 1996 05:35:32 GMT+11:00');

// Year from above date object is
// being extracted using getUTCFullYear().
let B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();

// Printing year according to universal time.
console.log(B);

Output: 

NaN

Example 3: If nothing as a parameter is given to the Date() constructor, the getUTCFullYear() function returns the current year according to universal time. 

// Creating Date object
let dateobj = new Date();

// Year from above date object is
// being extracted using getUTCFullYear().
let B = dateobj.getUTCFullYear();

// Printing current year 
// according to universal time.
console.log(B);

Output: 

2018

We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getUTCFullYear() method are listed below: 

• Google Chrome 1 and above
• Edge 12 and above
• Firefox 1 and above
• Internet Explorer 4 and above
• Opera 4 and above
• Safari 1 and above