JavaScript Set Date Methods

Set Date methods let you set date values (years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds) for a Date Object.

Set Date Methods

Method

Description setDate()

Set the day as a number (1 - 31)

Set the hour (0 - 23)

Set the milliseconds (0 - 999)

Set the minutes (0 - 59)

Set the month (0 - 11)

Set the seconds (0 - 59)

The setFullYear() Method

The setFullYear()

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setFullYear(2020);

The setFullYear()

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setFullYear(2020, 11, 3);

The setMonth() Method

The setMonth()

method sets the month of a date object (0 - 11):

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setMonth(11);

The setDate() Method

The setDate()

method sets the day of a date object (1 - 31):

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setDate(15);

The setDate()

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setDate(d.getDate() + 50);

The setHours() Method

The setHours()

method sets the hours of a date object (0 - 23):

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setHours(22);

The setHours()

Example

const d = new Date("January 01, 2025");
d.setHours(22, 10, 20);

The setMinutes() Method

The setMinutes()

method sets the minutes of a date object (0 - 59):