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JavaScript setUTCMonth() Method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Definition and Usage

The setUTCMonth() method is used to set the month according to Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObject.setUTCMonth(month,day)

Parameter Description
month Required. A numeric value between 0 and 11 representing the month
dayn Optional. A numeric value between 1 and 31 representing the day

Tips and Notes

Note: The value set by setUTCMonth() is a number between 0 and 11. January is 0, February is 1 and so on.

Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Examples

Example 1

Set the month to 0 (January) with setUTCMonth():

<script type="text/javascript">

var d=new Date();
d.setUTCMonth(0);
document.write(d);

</script>

The output of the code above will be:


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Example 2

Set the month to 0 (January) and the day to 20 with setUTCMonth():

<script type="text/javascript">

var d=new Date();
d.setUTCMonth(0,20);
document.write(d);

</script>

The output of the code above will be:


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Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

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