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.