# Date.getUTCMonth()

The getUTCMonth() returns the month of the specified date according to universal time, as a zero-based value (where zero indicates the first month of the year).

```javascript
var date1 = new Date('December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT+11:00');
var date2 = new Date('December 31, 1975, 23:15:30 GMT-11:00');

// December
console.log(date1.getUTCMonth());
// expected output: 11

// January
console.log(date2.getUTCMonth());
// expected output: 0

```

## Syntax <a href="#syntax" id="syntax"></a>

```javascript
dateObj.getUTCMonth()
```

**Return value**

An integer number, between 0 and 11, corresponding to the month of the given date according to universal time. 0 for January, 1 for February, 2 for March, and so on.

## Examples <a href="#examples" id="examples"></a>

#### Using `getUTCMonth()` <a href="#using_getutcmonth" id="using_getutcmonth"></a>

The following example assigns the month portion of the current date to the variable `month`.

```javascript
var today = new Date();
var month = today.getUTCMonth();
```

## References <a href="#references" id="references"></a>

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

## Contributors to this page <a href="#contributors-to-this-page" id="contributors-to-this-page"></a>

Uros Durdevic