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JavaScript getUTCMonth () method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Examples

Based on Universal Time UTC, Returns the month:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.getUTCMonth();

n output:


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Definition and Usage

getUTCMonth () method returns a numeric representation of the month (when the World UTC).

Note: January is 0, February is 1, and so on.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in seconds when the atomic length based on the time metering system as close as possible in a time when the world.

Tip: Coordinated Universal Time, also known as the unified world time, Universal Time, Coordinated Universal Time, abbreviated UTC (Universal Coordinated Time).

Note: UTC time is the GMT (Greenwich Mean) time.


Browser Support

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All major browsers support getUTCMonth () method


grammar

Date.getUTCMonth()

return value

类型 描述
Number ,该值是 0(一月) ~ 11(十二月) 之间中的一个整数。

technical details

JavaScript version: 1.3


More examples

Examples

Now, we will create an array, so that our example above is capable of outputting the month name, not just a number:

var d=new Date()
var month=new Array(12);
month[0]="January";
month[1]="February";
month[2]="March";
month[3]="April";
month[4]="May";
month[5]="June";
month[6]="July";
month[7]="August";
month[8]="September";
month[9]="October";
month[10]="November";
month[11]="December";

var n = month[d.getUTCMonth()];

n output:


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