---
title: date.month() function
description: date.month() returns the month of a specified time. Results range from [1 - 12].
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/date/month/
estimated_tokens: 1499
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# date.month() function

-   Flux 0.37.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

`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
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Parameters

### t

(Required) 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())
```

[date/time](/flux/v0/tags/date/time/)