Example
Return the month, according to universal time:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getUTCMonth();
The result of n will be:
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Definition and Usage
The getUTCMonth() method returns the month (from 0 to 11) for the specified date, according to universal time.
Note: January is 0, February is 1, and so on.
The UTC methods calculate their date assuming that the date object is of local time and date.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Note: UTC time is the same as GMT time.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getUTCMonth() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.getUTCMonth()
Parameters
| None |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, from 0-11, representing the month |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.3 |
More Examples
Example
Return the name of the month, according to universal time (not just a number):
var d = new Date()
var month = new Array(12);
month[0] = "January";
month[1] = "February";
month[2] = "March";
month[3] = "April";
month[4] = "May";
month[5] = "June";
month[6] = "July";
month[7] = "August";
month[8] = "September";
month[9] = "October";
month[10] = "November";
month[11] = "December";
var n = month[d.getUTCMonth()];
The result of n will be:
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