Month Function

Returns a whole number between 1 and 12, inclusive, representing the month of the year.

Syntax

Month(date)

Arguments:

Date: Required. Any expression that can represent a date.

Supported Date Formats:

• MM-DD-YYYY
• MM/DD/YYYY
• DD-MM-YYYY
• DD/MM/YYYY
• YYYY-MM-DD
• YYYY/MM/DD

Remarks

he following example uses the Month function to return the current month:

Example 1:

Dim MyVar
MyVar = Month(Now)
'Output: If current month is January, then it returns 1

Example 2:

Dim MyDate, MyMonth
MyDate = "21/01/2025"
MyMonth = Month(MyDate)
'Output: 1 (January)

Example 3:

Dim MyDate1, MyMonth1
MyDate1 = DateAdd("m", 5, "21/01/2025") 
MyMonth1 = Month(MyDate1)                 
'Output: 6 (June)

Example 4:

Dim MyDateTime2, MyMonth2
MyDateTime2 = "21/01/2025 18:45:30"   ' Date-Time value.
MyMonth2 = Month(MyDateTime2)           ' Returns the month part of the date-time value.
'Output: 1 (January)