Javascript date getMonth() method returns the month in the specified date according to local time. The value returned by getMonth() is an integer between 0 and 11. 0 corresponds to January, 1 to February, and so on.

Syntax

Its syntax is as follows −

Date.getMonth()

Return Value

Returns the Month in the specified date according to local time.

Example

Try the following example.

Live Demo

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

Output

getMonth() : 11

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