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).
Date.prototype.getUTCMonth()
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Syntax
getUTCMonth()
Return value
A number
. If the Date
object represents a valid date, 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. Otherwise, NaN
if the Date
object doesn't represent a valid date.
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
Browser compatibility
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getUTCMonth |
1
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12
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1
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4
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4
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1
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1
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18
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4
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10.1
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1
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1.0
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1.0
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0.10.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCMonth