JavaScript getUTCDate() Method

Definition and Usage

The getUTCDate() method returns the day of the month according to the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Syntax

dateObject.getUTCDate()

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Tips and Notes

Note: The value returned by getUTCDate() is a number between 1 and 31.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.

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Example

In this example we print the current day of the month according to UTC:

<script type="text/javascript"> var d = new Date(); document.write(d.getUTCDate()); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

12

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Example 2

Here we define a variable with a specific date and then print the day of the month in the variable, according to UTC:

<script type="text/javascript"> var birthday = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00"); document.write(birthday.getUTCDate()); </script>

The output of the code above will be:

21