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JavaScript getDate() Method

Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object

Example

Return the day of the month:

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

The result of n will be:

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Definition and Usage

The getDate() method returns the day of the month (from 1 to 31) for the specified date.


Browser Support

Method
getDate() Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Date.getDate()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month
JavaScript Version: 1.1

Examples

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Example

Return the day of the month from a specific date:

var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
var n = d.getDate();

The result of n will be:

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Date Object Reference JavaScript Date Object