JavaScript Date getMonth()

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Examples

Get the month:

const d = new Date();
let month = d.getMonth();

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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Description

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

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