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date.month() function

date.month() returns the month of a specified time. Results range from [1 - 12].

Returned valueMonth
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December
Function type signature
(t: A, ?location: {zone: string, offset: duration}) => int where A: Timeable

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

t

(Required) Time to operate on.

Use an absolute time, relative duration, or integer. Durations are relative to now().

location

Location used to determine timezone. Default is the location option.

Examples

Return the month of a time value

import "date"

date.month(t: 2020-02-11T12:21:03.29353494Z)// Returns 2

Return the month of a relative duration

import "date"

option now = () => 2020-02-11T12:21:03.29353494Z

date.month(t: -3mo)// Returns 8

Return the current numeric month

import "date"

date.month(t: now())

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