Date.prototype.getDate()

The getDate() method of {{jsxref("Date")}} instances returns the day of the month for this date according to local time.

{{InteractiveExample("JavaScript Demo: Date.prototype.getDate()", "shorter")}}

```js interactive-example const birthday = new Date("August 19, 1975 23:15:30"); const date = birthday.getDate();

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

## Syntax

```js-nolint
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 {{jsxref("Date")}} object xmas95.

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

console.log(day); // 25

Specifications#

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility#

{{Compat}}

See also#

• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCDate()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.getUTCDay()")}}
• {{jsxref("Date.prototype.setDate()")}}