JavaScript getDate() Method
Example
Return the day of the month:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getDate();
The result of n will be:
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Definition and Usage
The getDate() method returns the day of the month (from 1 to 31) for the specified date.
Browser Support
Method | |||||
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getDate() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.getDate()
Parameters
None |
Technical Details
Return Value: | A Number, from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month |
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JavaScript Version: | 1.1 |

More Examples
Example
Return the day of the month from a specific date:
var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
var n = d.getDate();
The result of n will be:
21
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