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ee.Date.fromYMD

  • Theee.Date.fromYMD method returns a Date object given the year, month, and day.

  • This method takes integer values foryear,month, andday as required arguments.

  • An optionaltimeZone argument can be provided as a String, defaulting to UTC if not specified.

 Returns a Date given year, month, day.

UsageReturns
ee.Date.fromYMD(year, month, day,timeZone)Date
ArgumentTypeDetails
yearIntegerThe year, 2013, for example.
monthIntegerThe month, 3, for example.
dayIntegerThe day, 15, for example.
timeZoneString, default: nullThe time zone (e.g., 'America/Los_Angeles'); defaults to UTC.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

print('Date with default UTC',ee.Date.fromYMD(2021,4,30));print('Date with time zone specified',ee.Date.fromYMD(2021,4,30,'America/Los_Angeles'));

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

display('Date with default UTC:',ee.Date.fromYMD(2021,4,30))display('Date with time zone specified:',ee.Date.fromYMD(2021,4,30,'America/Los_Angeles'))

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Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC.