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# Date.getMonth()
Returns the month (from 0-11)
The getMonth() method returns the month in the specified date according to local time, as a zero-based value (where zero indicates the first month of the year).
```javascript
var moonLanding = new Date('July 20, 69 00:20:18');
console.log(moonLanding.getMonth()); // (January gives 0)
// expected output: 6
```
## Syntax
```javascript
dateObj.getMonth()
```
**Return value**
An integer number, between 0 and 11, representing the month in the given date according to local time. 0 corresponds to January, 1 to February, and so on.
## Examples
#### Using `getMonth()`
The second statement below assigns the value 11 to the variable `month`, 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 month = Xmas95.getMonth();
console.log(month); // 11
```
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## Contributors to this page
Uros Durdevic