JavaScript Date getMonth() method

The JavaScript date getMonth() method returns the integer value that represents month in the specified date on the basis of local time. The value returned by getMonth() method starts with 0 that represents January.

Syntax

The getMonth() method is represented by the following syntax:

Return

An integer value between 0 and 11 that represents the month in the specified date.

JavaScript Date getMonth() method example

Here, we will understand getMonth() method through various examples.

Example 1

Let's see an example to print current month.

Output:

 7 

Example 2

Let's see an example to print the month from the given date.

Output:

 8