JavaScript Date setUTCDate()
Example
Set the day of the month, according to UTC:
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCDate(25);
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d.setUTCDate(25);
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Description
The setUTCDate() method sets the day of a Date object, according to UTC.
Notes
UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
UTC time is the same as GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Syntax
Date.setUTCDate(day)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| day | Required. An integer representing the day of a month.
Expected values are 1-31, but other values are allowed: 0 will result in the last day of the previous month-1 will result in the day before the last day of the previous month If the month has 31 days: 32 will result in the first day of the next monthIf the month has 30 days: 32 will result in the second day of the next month |
Return Value
NONE
Changes the Date object in place.
More Examples
Example
Set the day of the month to the last day of the previous month:
const d = new Date("2025-01-15");
d.setUTCDate(0);
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d.setUTCDate(0);
Example
Set the day of the month to a specified date:
const d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
d.setUTCDate(15);
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d.setUTCDate(15);
Browser Support
setUTCDate() is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |