getUTCMonth()  Date  instance method JS Home  <<  JS Reference  <<  Date  <<  getUTCMonth()

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Description

Returns the UTC month of the year (0-11) for the specified date.

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Examples

The code below shows examples of the getUTCMonth() method of Date.

// Create a Date instance for the current date and time.
var todaysDate = new Date();
alert(todaysDate);

// Get UTC month as a number.
alert(todaysDate.getUTCMonth() + ' = UTC Month as a number');

// Use an array to display the UTC month as a string.
var months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 
              'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']; 

alert(months[todaysDate.getUTCMonth()] + ' = UTC Month as a string');

Related Tutorials

JavaScript Intermediate Tutorials - Lesson 2 - Dates and Times

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