JavaScript Date getMonth() Method

The date.getMonth() method is used to fetch the month(0 to 11) from the given Date object (0 represents the first month of the year).

Syntax:

DateObj.getMonth()

Parameter:

• This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value:

• It returns the Month for the given Date object. The month is an integer value ranging from 0 to 11. Zero (0) means January, 1 means February, and so on till 11 means December.

Example 1: Extracting Month from a Date Object in JavaScript

The code creates a Date object for October 15, 1996. It then uses getMonth() to extract the month, which is zero-indexed (October corresponds to 9), and prints it to the console.

// Creating a Date Object
let DateObj = new Date('October 15, 1996 05:35:32');

// Month from above Date Object is
// Being extracted using getMonth()
let months = DateObj.getMonth();

// Printing month.
console.log(months);

9

Example 2: Invalid Date Input in Date getMonth() Method

Here the date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because no date can have a month greater than 31. That is why it returns NaN i.e, Not a Number if the month in the Date object is greater than 31.

// Creating a Date Object
let DateObj = new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32');

// Month from above Date Object is being 
// Extracted using getMonth()
let months = DateObj.getMonth();

// Printing month.
console.log(months);

NaN

Example 3: Providing no parameter in Date getMonth() Method

If nothing as a parameter is given, it returns the current month. It is returning 2 as March is the third month and months are zero-indexed in JavaScript.

// Creating a Date Object
let DateObj = new Date();

// Month from above Date Object is being 
// Extracted using getMonth()
let months = DateObj.getMonth();

// Printing month.
console.log(months);

2

Supported Browsers:

The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getMonth() method are listed below:

• Google Chrome
• Edge 
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari