Date.prototype.getUTCDate()
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The getUTCDate() method of Date instances returns the day of the month for this date according to universal time.
Try it
const date1 = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30 GMT+11:00");
const date2 = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30 GMT-11:00");
console.log(date1.getUTCDate());
// Expected output: 19
console.log(date2.getUTCDate());
// Expected output: 20
Syntax
js
getUTCDate()
Parameters
None.
Return value
An integer, between 1 and 31, representing day of month for the given date according to universal time. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.
Examples
>Using getUTCDate()
The following example assigns the day of month of the current date to the variable dayOfMonth.
js
const today = new Date();
const dayOfMonth = today.getUTCDate();
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification> # sec-date.prototype.getutcdate> |