JavaScript Date getTimezoneOffset() Method

The date.getTimezoneOffset() method is used to return the time difference between Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) and local time, in minutes. If your time zone is GMT+5, -300 (60*5) minutes will be returned. Daylight savings prevent this value from being constant.

Syntax: 

date.getTimezoneOffset()

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter. 

Return Values: It returns a number representing the time difference between UTC and Local Time in minutes.

Below are examples of Date.getTimezoneOffset() method. 

Example 1: 

Output:

-330

Example 2: The date of the month should lie in 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. 
 

Output: 

NaN

Example 3: In this example, we will leave the new Date blank to get the time difference between UTC and local time by a trigger.  

Output: 
 

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Note: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard. UTC is the same as GMT time.

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

• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

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