JavaScript .setUTCDate()

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Published Aug 11, 2023
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The .setUTCDate() method changes the day of a Date object in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Syntax

myDate.setUTCDate(day)

The .setUTCDate() method receives a day argument representing a number between 1 to 31.

Example

In this example, .setUTCDate() is used to modify the day of myDate to 10.

var myDate = new Date('Jun 26, 2023 18:10:40');
myDate.setUTCDate(10);


console.log(myDate.toString());

Output:

Tue Jun 10 2023 18:10:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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