# Date.setUTCDate()

The setUTCDate() method sets the day of the month for a specified date according to universal time.

```javascript
var event = new Date('August 19, 1975 23:15:30 GMT-3:00');

console.log(event.getUTCDate());
// expected output: 20

event.setUTCDate(19);

console.log(event.getUTCDate());
// expected output: 19

```

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

```javascript
dateObj.setUTCDate(dayValue)
```

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

`dayValue`An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month.

**Return value**

The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.

## Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, `setUTCDate()` attempts to update the date information in the [`Date`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) object accordingly. For example, if you use 40 for `dayValue`, and the month stored in the [`Date`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) object is June, the day will be changed to 10 and the month will be incremented to July.

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

#### Using `setUTCDate()` <a href="#using_setutcdate" id="using_setutcdate"></a>

```javascript
var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCDate(20);
```

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

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

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

Uros Durdevic


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