JavaScript getDate() Method
Complete Date Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The getDate() method returns the day of the month.
Syntax
Tips and Notes
Note: The value returned by getDate() is a number between 1 and 31.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Example
In this example we print the day of the current month:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getDate());
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Example 2
Here we define a variable with a specific date and then print the day of the
month in the variable:
<script type="text/javascript">
var birthday = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write(birthday.getDate());
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Try-It-Yourself Demos
getDate()
How to use getDate() to get the day of the current month.
Display the
current date in different formats
How to use getDate(), getMonth(), and getFullYear() to display the current date
in different formats.
Complete Date Object Reference
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