JavaScript Date getMonth()
Syntax & Examples

Date.getMonth() method

The getMonth() method of the Date object in JavaScript returns the month (0 – 11) in the specified date according to local time.

Syntax of Date.getMonth()

The syntax of Date.getMonth() method is:

getMonth()

This getMonth() method of Date returns the month (0 – 11) in the specified date according to local time.

Return Type

Date.getMonth() returns value of type Number.


✐ Examples

1 Using getMonth() to get the month of a specific date

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

For example,

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

JavaScript Program

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

Output

0

2 Using getMonth() with the current date

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

For example,

  1. We create a new Date object now representing the current date.
  2. We use the getMonth() method to get the current month from now.
  3. The current month is stored in the variable currentMonth.
  4. We log currentMonth to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

const now = new Date();
const currentMonth = now.getMonth();
console.log(currentMonth);

Output

5

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

In JavaScript, we can use the getMonth() method to get 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 getMonth() method to get the month from pastDate.
  3. The month is stored in the variable pastMonth.
  4. We log pastMonth to the console using console.log() method.

JavaScript Program

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

Output

6

Summary

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