JavaScript Date setUTCMonth() method

The JavaScript date setUTCMonth() method is used to set the integer value that represents the month in the specified date on the basis of universal time. The setUTCMonth() method value starts with 0 that represents January.

Syntax

The setUTCMonth() method is represented by the following syntax:

Parameter

monthValue - It represents an integer value between 0 and 11 specifying the month.

dayValue - It is optional. It represents an integer value between 1 and 31 specifying the day of the month.

JavaScript Date setUTCMonth() method example

Here, we will understand setUTCMonth() method through various examples.

Example 1

Let's see an example to print current and updated month.

<script>
var month=new Date();	
document.writeln("Current month : "+(month.getUTCMonth()+1)+"<br>");
month.setUTCMonth(8);
document.writeln("Updated month : "+(month.getUTCMonth()+1));
</script>

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Output:

Current month : 8
Updated month : 9

Example 2

Let's see an example to update the month of the given date.

<script>
var month=new Date("August 15, 1947 20:22:10");	
month.setUTCMonth(10);
document.writeln("Updated month : "+(month.getUTCMonth()+1));
</script>

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Output:

Example 3

In this example, we will also specify the particular day with the month.

<script>
var month=new Date("August 15, 1947 20:22:10");	
month.setUTCMonth(10,31);
document.writeln("Updated month : "+(month.getUTCMonth()+1));
</script>

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Output: