Description

The getMonth() method returns the month (from 0 to 11) for the specified date, according to local time. January is 0, February is 1, etc.

This method has the form:

Date.getMonth()

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this method.

<script>
var d = new Date();
document.write(d.getMonth());
</script>

This produces the following result:

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