javascript instance method

Date.prototype.getUTCDate()

The getUTCDate() method of Date instances returns the day of the month for this date according to universal time.

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const date1 = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30 GMT+11:00");
const date2 = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30 GMT-11:00");

console.log(date1.getUTCDate());
// Expected output: 19

console.log(date2.getUTCDate());
// Expected output: 20

Syntax

getUTCDate()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An integer, between 1 and 31, representing day of month for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

Using getUTCDate()

The following example assigns the day of month of the current date to the variable dayOfMonth.

const today = new Date();
const dayOfMonth = today.getUTCDate();

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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