getMonth() JavaScript Function get a wrong value [duplicate]

Question

when i wanna to extract a Month value i got an incorrect value :

date2 =  new Date('Mon Dec 22 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Maroc)')
date2.getMonth() // --> i got 11 !!

i can increase the value by one but is not the best the solution

Any help please

Jeffpowrs · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-22 14:54:18Z

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The getMonth() function starts at zero. Therefore, January will return zero and December will return 11.

answered Dec 22, 2014 at 14:54

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Gabriele Petrioli · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-22 14:54:33Z

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The getMonth() return value is zero-based.

Quoting the docs

The value returned by getMonth() is an integer between 0 and 11. 0 corresponds to January, 1 to February, and so on.

answered Dec 22, 2014 at 14:54

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