The getUTCDate method returns, according to universal time, the day of the month of the point in time stored in a Date object. The value returned by this method is an integer number from 1 to 31.
Syntax
myDate.getUTCDate()
With myDate being an object based on the Date object.
Instead of being instantiated from a class, in JavaScript objects are created by replicating other objects. This paradigm is called Prototype-based programming.
Example
The following code uses the getUTCDate method to return the day of the month for the current date according to universal time:
<script type="text/javascript">
var currentDate = new Date();
var universalDayInTheMonth = currentDate.getUTCDate();
document.write("The current day of the month according to universal time is: " + universalDayInTheMonth + ".");
</script>
var currentDate = new Date();
var universalDayInTheMonth = currentDate.getUTCDate();
document.write("The current day of the month according to universal time is: " + universalDayInTheMonth + ".");
</script>
Technical Details
The getUTCDate method belongs to the Date object, it is available since the version 1.3 of JavaScript, and it is supported in all major browsers.
JavaScript Manual >> Date Object >> getUTCDate Method
