# Date.getDate()

The getDate() method returns the day of the month for the specified date according to local time.

```javascript
var birthday = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30');
var date1 = birthday.getDate();

console.log(date1);
// expected output: 19

```

## Syntax

```javascript
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`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) object `Xmas95`.

```javascript
var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30');
var day = Xmas95.getDate();

console.log(day); // 25
```

## References

{% embed url="<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getDate>" %}

## Contributors to this page

Uros Durdevic