JavaScript getUTCDate() Method

Complete Date Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The getUTCDate() method returns the day of the month according to the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObject.getUTCDate()

Tips and Notes

Note: The value returned by getUTCDate() is a number between 1 and 31.

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 print the current day of the month according to UTC:

<script type="text/javascript">

var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getUTCDate());

</script>

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, according to UTC:

<script type="text/javascript">

var birthday = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
document.write(birthday.getUTCDate());

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

21

Try-It-Yourself Demos

getUTCDate()
How to use getUTCDate() to get the day of the month (according to UTC).

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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