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JavaScript Date getUTCDate() Method

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The date.getUTCDate() method is used to fetch the date of a month according to universal time from a given Date object ranging from 1 to 31.

Syntax:

DateObj.getUTCDate();

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch the date of the month according to universal time.

Return Values: It returns the date of the month for the given date object according to universal time. The date of the month is an integer value ranging from 1 to 31.

Below examples illustrate the JavaScript Date getUTCDate() Method:

Example 1: Below is an example of Date.getUTCDate() method.

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// If nothing is in parameter it takes
// the current date while creating Date object
let date = new Date();
 
// Date of the month from above date object
// is being extracted using getUTCDate().
let getUTC = date.getUTCDate();
 
//Printing on console
console.log(getUTC);


Output:

9

Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist.

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// Here a date has been assigned according
// to universal time while creating a Date object
let dateobj =
new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-11:00');
 
// date of the month from above date object
// is being extracted using getUTCDate().
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
 
// Printing date of the month.
console.log(B);


Output:

NaN

Example 3: If the date of the month is not given then by default getUTCDate() function returns 1 according to universal time. It is an exceptional case.

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// Here a date has been assigned according to
// universal time while creating Date object
let dateobj =
new Date('October 1996 05:35:32 GMT-11:00');
 
// date of the month from above date object is
// extracted using getUTCDate().
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
 
// Printing date of the month.
console.log(B);


Output:

1

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date getUTCDate() method are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Internet Explorer 4 and above
  • Opera 4 and above
  • Safari 1 and above

We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.



Last Updated : 19 May, 2023
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