getMonth

Summary

Gets the month, using local time.

Syntax

dateObj.getMonth()

Return Value

The getMonth method returns an integer between 0 (January) and 11 (December). For a Date constructed with "Jan 5, 1996", getMonth returns 0.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the getMonth method.

var date = new Date("1/1/2001");
 document.write(date.getMonth());

 // Output: 0

Remarks

The required dateObj reference is a Date object. To get the month value using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the getUTCMonth method.

See also

Other articles

• getUTCMonth Method (Date)
• setMonth Method (Date)
• setUTCMonth Method (Date)

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: Article