The getMonth()
method returns the month in the specified date according to local time, as a zero-based value (where zero indicates the first month of the year).
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Syntax
dateObj.getMonth()
Return value
An integer number, between 0 and 11, representing the month in the given date according to local time. 0 corresponds to January, 1 to February, and so on.
Examples
Using getMonth()
The second statement below assigns the value 11 to the variable month
, based on the value of the Date
object Xmas95
.
var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30'); var month = Xmas95.getMonth(); console.log(month); // 11
Note: If needed, the full name of a month ("January"
for example) can be obtained by using Intl.DateTimeFormat()
with an options
parameter. Using this method, internationalization is made easier:
var options = { month: 'long'}; console.log(new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', options).format(Xmas95)); // December console.log(new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de-DE', options).format(Xmas95)); // Dezember
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.getMonth' in that specification. |
Browser compatibility
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getMonth | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 4 | Opera Full support 3 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support 0.1.100 |
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