---
title: "month"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15481349/month"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Syntax** | month(date) | **Package** |  |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** |  |

## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Returns a number representing the month of the provided date (1-12).

Returns a number representing the month of the provided date (1-12).

## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| date | Date | Yes | Specifies a Date or a DateTime expression. |

## Return Type

**Number**

## Examples

### Example 1

```
print("Month is " + month(currentDate()));
```

### Example 2

```
date varDateTime = "2011-08-17T18:30:55";
print("Month is " + month(varDateTime));
```

Print - Month is 8

## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)