JavaScript Date setUTCDate() Method
Last Updated :
19 May, 2023
The date.setUTCDate() method is used to set the date of a month according to universal time into a date object which is created using the Date() constructor.
Syntax:
DateObj.setUTCDate(date_Value);
Parameter: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- date_Value This parameter holds the value of the data which we want to set in the date object created using the Date() constructor.
Return Values: It returns the new i.e. updated date of the month which is set by the setUTCDate() method. The date of the month is an integer value ranging from 1 to 31. More codes for the above method are as follows:
Below is an example of the Date.setUTCDate() method.
Example 1:
Javascript
let dateobj =
new Date( 'October 13, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-3:00' );
dateobj.setUTCDate(15);
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
console.log(B);
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Output:
15
Example 2: Here as we know the date of the month, lies between 1 to 31 but if we try to set the date as 33, it will set the date as 2 for the next month because 33-31=2, and this date is 2 becomes the date for next of the previous month. In the above output, 2 is the date of the November month and 10 is the month of November because the month name starts from 0 to 11 i.e, 0 for January and 11 for December.
Javascript
let dateobj =
new Date( 'October 13, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-3:00' );
dateobj.setUTCDate(33);
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
let C = dateobj.getUTCMonth();
console.log(B);
document.write(C);
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Output:
2
10
Example 3: If in the Date() constructor we do not give any date of the month while creating the date object, still the setUTCDate() method will be able to set a new date which is given as its parameter in the created date object.
Javascript
let dateobj =
new Date( 'October, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-3:00' );
dateobj.setUTCDate(12);
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
console.log(B);
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Output:
12
Example 4: If nothing as a parameter is given in the Date() constructor, still setDate() function will be able to set the date but the month remains the current ones.
Javascript
let dateobj = new Date();
dateobj.setUTCDate(13);
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
let C = dateobj.getUTCMonth();
console.log(B);
console.log(C);
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Output:
13
3
Example 5: If the new date of the month is set to zero (0), the new date will be set to the last day of the previous month.
Javascript
let dateobj =
new Date( 'October 13, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-3:00' );
dateobj.setUTCDate(0);
let B = dateobj.getUTCDate();
let C = dateobj.getUTCMonth();
console.log(B);
console.log(C);
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Output:
30
8
We have a complete list of Javascript Date Objects, to check those please go through this Javascript Date Object Complete reference article.
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by the JavaScript Date setUTCDate() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.
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