The getUTCMonth()
returns the month of the specified date
according to universal time, as a zero-based value (where zero indicates the first month
of the year).
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The source for this interactive example is stored in a GitHub
repository. If you'd like to contribute to the interactive examples project, please
clone https://github.com/mdn/interactive-examples
and send us a pull request.
Syntax
dateObj.getUTCMonth()
Return value
An integer number, between 0 and 11, corresponding to the month of the given date according to universal time. 0 for January, 1 for February, 2 for March, and so on.
Examples
Using getUTCMonth()
The following example assigns the month portion of the current date to the variable
month
.
var today = new Date();
var month = today.getUTCMonth();
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.getUTCMonth' in that specification. |
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