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.

The getDate() method of Date 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 date1 = birthday.getDate();

console.log(date1);
// Expected output: 19

Syntax

js
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. Returns NaN if the date is invalid.

Examples

Using getDate()

The day variable has value 25, based on the value of the Date object xmas95.

js
const xmas95 = new Date("1995-12-25T23:15:30");
const day = xmas95.getDate();

console.log(day); // 25

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.getdate

Browser compatibility

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See also