Date.getDate()
Returns the day of the month (from 1-31)
The getDate() method returns the day of the month for the specified date according to local time.
var birthday = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30');
var date1 = birthday.getDate();
console.log(date1);
// expected output: 19
Syntax
dateObj.getDate()Return value
An integer number, between 1 and 31, representing the day of the month for the given date according to local time.
Examples
The second statement below assigns the value 25 to the variable day, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95.
var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30');
var day = Xmas95.getDate();
console.log(day); // 25References
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