Get timestamp of current hour in Javascript

Question

Is it possible for me to get the UTC time of current hour in Javascript?

I've tried the following:

var mins = new Date().getMinutes();
var hours = new Date().getHours();
var hourStamp = new Date().setHours(hours, 0,0,0);
var dates = new Date(hourStamp);

Here dates gives me the Unix Timestamp of the current hour. Is there a better/faster way to do this?

EDIT:

For example: I want the Timestamp for the current hour. So if it's 00:16 am on 12/04/2015, I want the timestamp of 12/04/2015 00:00. And, my method works. My question pertains to if there's a better method of doing the same.

Also see [How do I get a UTC timestamp in JavaScript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9756120/how-do-i-get-a-utc-timestamp-in-javascript) — TylerH, Apr 12 '15 at 18:53
@TylerH, I'm not sure if this is a duplicate. I know how to get a Unix Timestamp. I'm not sure you understood my question. Edited question — Newtt, Apr 12 '15 at 18:56
@Newtt If your code is working and you are looking for improvements, CodeReview.StackExchange is the place to ask your question. — TylerH, Apr 13 '15 at 03:30

Pataar · Answer 1 · 2020-11-23T14:15:21.173

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var UTCHour = new Date().getUTCHours();

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edited Nov 23 '20 at 14:15

answered Apr 12 '15 at 18:53

Pataar

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 12 '15 at 19:02

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The one works well:

var UTCTime= (new Date()).toUTCString();

answered Apr 12 '15 at 19:02

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Get timestamp of current hour in Javascript

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