# getDate method

The `getDate` method is applied to the date object and returns the number of the current day of the month. Day numbering starts from `1`.

## Syntax

`date.getDate();`

## Example

Let's output the number of the current day:

`let date = new Date(); let res = date.getDate(); console.log(res);`

## Example

Let's output the day for the given date:

`let date = new Date(2025, 11, 31); let res = date.getDate(); console.log(res);`

The code execution result:

`31`

## See also

- the `getDay` method
  that gets the day of the week
- the `getFullYear` method
  that gets the year
- the `getMonth` method
  that gets the month
- the `getDate` method
  that gets the day of the month
- the `getHours` method
  that gets the hours
- the `getMinutes` method
  that gets the minutes
- the `getSeconds` method
  that gets the seconds
- the `getMilliseconds` method
  that gets the milliseconds

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