Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Date/getUTCDate

The getUTCDate() method returns the day of the month(from 1 to 31) in the specified date according to universal time.

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Syntax

dateObj.getUTCDate()

Return value

An integer number ranging from 1 to 31 representing day of month for the given date, according to universal time.

Examples

Using getUTCDate()

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

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

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Date.prototype.getUTCDate' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
getUTCDate	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support 4	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0	nodejs Full support 0.1.100

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See also

• Date.prototype.getUTCDate()
• Date.prototype.getDay()
• Date.prototype.setUTCDate()

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