JavaScript Date getDate()
Syntax & Examples

getDate() method

The getDate() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns the day of the month (1 – 31) for the specified date according to local time.

Syntax of getDate()

The syntax of Date.getDate() method is:

getDate()

This getDate() method of Date returns the day of the month (1 – 31) for the specified date according to local time.

Return Type

Date.getDate() returns value of type Number.


✐ Examples

1 Using getDate() to get the day of the month

In JavaScript, we can use the getDate() method to get the day of the month from a Date object.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object date representing January 15, 2021.
  2. We use the getDate() method to get the day of the month from date.
  3. The day of the month is stored in the variable day.
  4. We log day to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const date = new Date('2021-01-15');
const day = date.getDate();
console.log(day);

Output

15

2 Using getDate() with the current date

In JavaScript, we can use the getDate() method to get the current day of the month from the current date.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object today representing the current date.
  2. We use the getDate() method to get the current day of the month from today.
  3. The current day of the month is stored in the variable currentDay.
  4. We log currentDay to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const today = new Date();
const currentDay = today.getDate();
console.log(currentDay);

Output

31

3 Using getDate() with a specific date in the past

In JavaScript, we can use the getDate() method to get the day of the month from a specific date in the past.

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object pastDate representing July 4, 1776.
  2. We use the getDate() method to get the day of the month from pastDate.
  3. The day of the month is stored in the variable pastDay.
  4. We log pastDay to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const pastDate = new Date('1776-07-04');
const pastDay = pastDate.getDate();
console.log(pastDay);

Output

4

Summary

In this JavaScript tutorial, we learned about getDate() method of Date: the syntax and few working examples with output and detailed explanation for each example.