JavaScript Date getMonth()
Examples
Get the month:
const d = new Date();
let month = d.getMonth();
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Get the name of the month (not just a number):
const month = ["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"];
const d = new Date();
let name = month[d.getMonth()];
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Definition and Usage
getMonth() returns the month (0 to 11) of a date.
January =0, February = 1, ... (see below):
Syntax
Date.getMonth()
Parameters
| NONE |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| A number | The month of the date (0 to 11). |
Browser Support
getMonth() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
