Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Date/setUTCMonth

The setUTCMonth() method sets the month for a specified date according to universal time.

Syntax

dateObj.setUTCMonth(monthValue[, dayValue])

Parameters

monthValue: An integer between 0 and 11, representing the months January through December.
dayValue: Optional. An integer from 1 to 31, representing the day of the month.

Return value

The number of milliseconds between 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC and the updated date.

Description

If you do not specify the dayValue parameter, the value returned from the getUTCDate() method is used.

If a parameter you specify is outside of the expected range, setUTCMonth() attempts to update the date information in the Date object accordingly. For example, if you use 15 for monthValue, the year will be incremented by 1, and 3 will be used for month.

Examples

Using setUTCMonth()

var theBigDay = new Date();
theBigDay.setUTCMonth(11);

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Date.prototype.setUTCMonth' 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
`setUTCMonth`	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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