---
title: date.month() function
description: >
  `date.month()` returns the month of a specified time. Results range from `[1 - 12]`.
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  flux_v0_ref:
    name: date.month
    parent: date
    identifier: date/month
weight: 101
---

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`date.month()` returns the month of a specified time. Results range from `[1 - 12]`.

| Returned value | Month     |
| :------------: | :-------- |
|       1        | January   |
|       2        | February  |
|       3        | March     |
|       4        | April     |
|       5        | May       |
|       6        | June      |
|       7        | July      |
|       8        | August    |
|       9        | September |
|       10       | October   |
|       11       | November  |
|       12       | December  |

##### Function type signature

```js
(t: A, ?location: {zone: string, offset: duration}) => int where A: Timeable
```

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## Parameters

### t
({{< req >}})
Time to operate on.

Use an absolute time, relative duration, or integer.
Durations are relative to `now()`.

### location

Location used to determine timezone.
Default is the `location` option.




## Examples

- [Return the month of a time value](#return-the-month-of-a-time-value)
- [Return the month of a relative duration](#return-the-month-of-a-relative-duration)
- [Return the current numeric month](#return-the-current-numeric-month)

### Return the month of a time value

```js
import "date"

date.month(t: 2020-02-11T12:21:03.29353494Z)// Returns 2


```


### Return the month of a relative duration

```js
import "date"

option now = () => 2020-02-11T12:21:03.29353494Z

date.month(t: -3mo)// Returns 8


```


### Return the current numeric month

```js
import "date"

date.month(t: now())

```