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JavaScript setMonth() Method

JavaScript Date Object

Definition and Usage

The setMonth() method sets the month (from 0 to 11), according to local time.

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

Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.

Syntax

Date.setMonth(month,day)

Parameter	Description
month	Required. An integer between 0 and 11 representing the month
day	Optional. An integer between 1 and 31 representing the day

Browser Support

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

Examples

Example 1

Set the month to 0 (January):

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: