# Date.setUTCMonth()

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

```javascript
var event = new Date('December 31, 1975 23:15:30 GMT-3:00');

console.log(event.toUTCString());
// Thu, 01 Jan 1976 02:15:30 GMT

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

event.setUTCMonth(11);

console.log(event.toUTCString());
// expected output: Wed, 01 Dec 1976 02:15:30 GMT

```

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

```javascript
dateObj.setUTCMonth(monthValue[, dayValue])
```

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

`monthValue`An integer between 0 and 11, representing the months January through December.

`dayValue`Optional. 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 you do not specify the `dayValue` parameter, the value returned from the [`getUTCDate()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getUTCDate) method is used.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, `setUTCMonth()` 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 15 for `monthValue`, the year will be incremented by 1, and 3 will be used for month.

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

#### Using `setUTCMonth()` <a href="#using_setutcmonth" id="using_setutcmonth"></a>

```javascript
var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCMonth(11);
```

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

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

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

Uros Durdevic