Date.prototype.getDate()
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.
ThegetDate() method ofDate instances returns the day of the month for this date according to local time.
Try it
const birthday = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30");const date = birthday.getDate();console.log(date);// Expected output: 19Syntax
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getDate()Parameters
None.
Return value
An integer, between 1 and 31, representing the day of the month for the given date according to local time. ReturnsNaN if the date isinvalid.
Examples
Using getDate()
Theday variable has value25, based on the value of theDate objectxmas95.
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const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");const day = xmas95.getDate();console.log(day); // 25Specifications
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| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-date.prototype.getdate |