JavaScript Date setUTCDate()
Example
Set the day of the month, according to UTC:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCDate(15);
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Definition and Usage
The setUTCDate() method sets the day of a Date object, according to UTC.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Browser Support
setUTCDate() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.setUTCDate(day)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| day | Required. An integer representing the day of a month.
Expected values are 1-31, but other values are allowed:
If the month has 31 days:
If the month has 30 days:
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of milliseconds between the date object and midnight January 1 1970 |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | ECMAScript 1 |
More Examples
Example
Set the day of the month to the last day of the previous month:
const d = new Date();
d.setUTCDate(0);
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Example
Set the day of the month to a specified date:
const d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
d.setUTCDate(15);
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