JavaScript getUTCMonth() Method
 Complete Date Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The getUTCMonth() method returns a number that represents a month according to the Universal
Coordinated Time (UTC).
Syntax
Tips and Notes
Note: The value returned by getUTCMonth() is a number between 0 and 11.
January is 0, February is 1 and so on.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World
Time Standard.
Example
In this example we get the current month and print it:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d=new Date();
document.write(d.getUTCMonth());
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Example 2
Now we will create an array to get our example to write the name of the month, and not just
a number:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d=new Date()
var month=new Array(12);
month[0]="January";
month[1]="February";
month[2]="March";
month[3]="April";
month[4]="May";
month[5]="June";
month[6]="July";
month[7]="August";
month[8]="September";
month[9]="October";
month[10]="November";
month[11]="December";
document.write("The month is " + month[d.getUTCMonth()]);
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
Try-It-Yourself Demos
getUTCMonth()
How to use getUTCMonth() to get the name of the current month.
Display the
UTC date in different formats
How to use getUTCDate(), getUTCMonth(), and getUTCFullYear() to display the UTC date
in different formats.
Complete Date Object Reference
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