getMonth method

The getMonth method is applied to the date object and returns the current month. Months are numbered from zero.

Syntax

date.getMonth();

Let's output the number of the current month:

let date = new Date();
let res = date.getMonth();

console.log(res);

Let's get the month for a given date:

let date = new Date(2025, 11, 31);
let res = date.getMonth();

console.log(res);

The code execution result:

11