JavaScript | date.getUTCDate() Function

The date.getUTCDate() is an inbuilt function in JavaScript which is used to fetch the date of a month according to universal time from a given Date object.

Syntax:

DateObj.getUTCDate();

In the above syntax, DateObj is a valid Date object created using Date() conctructor from which we want to fetch date of the month according to universal time.

Parameter: This function does not takes any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch date of the month according to universal time.

Return Values: It returns the date of the month for the given date object according to universal time. The date of the month is an integer value ranging from 1 to 31.

Below program illustrate the getUTCDate() method:

Output:

13

Errors and Exceptions:

• Code #1: The date of the month should must lie in between 1 to 31 because none of the month have date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because date for the month does not exist.
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  // Here a date has been assigned according to universal // time while creating Date object var dateobj = new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-11:00');    // date of the month from above date object // is being extracted using getUTCDate(). var B = dateobj.getUTCDate();    // Printing date of the month. console.log(B);

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  Output:

  NaN

• Code #2: If date of the month is not given then by default getUTCDate() function returns 1 according to universal time.It is an exception case.
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  // Here a date has been assigned according to  // universal time while creating Date object var dateobj = new Date('October 1996 05:35:32 GMT-11:00');    // date of the month from above date object is // extracted using getUTCDate(). var B = dateobj.getUTCDate();    // Printing date of the month. console.log(B);

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  Output:

  1

• Code #3: If nothing as parameter is given, it returns current date according to universal time.
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  // Here a date has been assigned according to universal // time while creating Date object. var dateobj = new Date();    // date of the month from above date object is // extracted using getUTCDate(). var B = dateobj.getUTCDate();    // Printing current date of the month // according to universal time. console.log(B);

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  Output:

  22

Application:
It has many applications such as getting current day of the week according to universal time. Below program shows one of the application of this function. It gives the current Day.

Output:

22

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