The getUTCMonth method in JavaScript provides the integer representation of the month for a given date, based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The integer returned by the getUTCMonth method begins at 0, where 0 corresponds to January.
Syntax
The syntax for the getUTCMonth method is as follows:
dateObj.getUTCMonth()
Return
A numerical value ranging from 0 to 11 that indicates the month within the given date.
JavaScript Date getUTCMonth method example
In this section, we will explore the getUTCMonth method by examining a range of examples.
Example 1
Let’s examine an example that demonstrates how to display the current month based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
<script>
var month=new Date();
document.writeln("Month value : "+(month.getUTCMonth()+1));
</script>
Output:
Month value : 8
Example 2
Consider the following example that illustrates how to extract and display the month from a specified date in accordance with Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
<script>
var month1=new Date("August 31, 1947 20:22:10 GMT+12:00");
var month2=new Date("August 31, 1947 20:22:10 GMT-12:00");
document.writeln("Month value1 : "+(month1.getUTCMonth()+1)+"<br>");
document.writeln("Month value2 : "+(month2.getUTCMonth()+1));
</script>
Output:
Month value1 : 8
Month value2 : 9
