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JavaScript getMonth() Method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Example

Return the month:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.getMonth();

The result of n will be:

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Definition and Usage

The getMonth() method returns the month (from 0 to 11) for the specified date, according to local time.

Note: January is 0, February is 1, and so on.

Browser Support

The getMonth() method is supported in all major browsers.

Syntax

Date.getMonth()

Return Value

Type	Description
Number	A Number, from 0 to 11, representing the month

Technical Details

JavaScript Version:	1.0

More Examples

Example

Return the name of the month (not just a number):

var d=new Date();
var month=new Array();
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";
var n = month[d.getMonth()];

The output of the code above will be:

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