JavaScript Date getUTCDate() Method

Definition and Usage

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

When calculating dates, the UTC method assumes that the date object is local time and date.

Tip:Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the standard time set by the world time standard.

Note:UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).

Example

Example 1

Returns the day of the month according to the UTC time:

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

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Example 2

Returns the UTC day of the month for a specific local date-time:

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

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Syntax

Date.getUTCDate()

Parameters

No parameters.

Technical Details

Return Value: Numeric value, ranging from 1 to 31, indicating the day of the month.
JavaScript Version: ECMAScript 1

Browser Support

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Related Pages

Tutorial:JavaScript Date

Tutorial:JavaScript Date Format

Tutorial:JavaScript Object Constructor