Javascript date getDate() method returns the day of the month for the specified date according to local time. The value returned by getDate() is an integer between 1 and 31.

Syntax

Its syntax is as follows −

Date.getDate()

Return Value

Returns today's date and time.

Example

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>JavaScript getDate Method</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>   
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         var dt = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
         document.write("getDate() : " + dt.getDate() ); 
      </script>      
   </body>
</html>

Output

javascript_date_object.htm