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**MONTH(**//date//**)**

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| **MONTH** | Returns month in year. |
| //date// | A numeric constant, variable, expression, or the label of a STRING, CSTRING, or PSTRING variable declared with a date picture token. The //date// must be a standard date. A variable declared with a date picture token is automatically converted to a standard date intermediate value. |

The **MONTH** procedure returns the month of the year (1 to 12) for a given standard date.

| **Return Data Type:** | LONG |

**Example:**

**PayMonth = MONTH(DueDate)   !Get the month from the date**

**See Also:**

[[standard date.htm|Standard Date]]

[[day  return day of month .htm|DAY]]

[[year  return year of date .htm|YEAR]]

[[today  return system date .htm|TODAY]]

[[date  return standard date .htm|DATE]]