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JavaScript getUTCDate() Method

< JavaScript Date Object

Example

Return the day of the month, according to universal time:

var d = new Date();
var n = d.getUTCDate();

The result of n will be:

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Definition and Usage

The getUTCDate() method returns the day of the month (from 1 to 31) of the date object, according to universal time.

The UTC methods calculate their date assuming that the date object is of local time and date.

Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

Note: UTC time is the same as GMT time.


Browser Support

Method
getUTCDate() Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Date.getUTCDate()

Parameters

None

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month
JavaScript Version: 1.3

Examples

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Example

Return the UTC day of the month of a specific, local time, date-time:

var d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
var n = d.getUTCDate();

The result of n will be:

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< JavaScript Date Object