Template:MONTHNUMBER
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This template returns the cyclic integer month number (between 1 and 12) of the month whose real number is in parameter. Alternatively, the month can be given with its English name (complete or abbreviated to 3 characters, with capitals or small letters).
Syntax
{{MONTHNUMBER|month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes are ignored, negative numbers are accepted, all numbers are rounded to floor).
Examples for all standard English month names
{{MONTHNUMBER|january}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|february}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|march}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|april}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|may}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|june}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|july}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|august}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|september}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|october}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|november}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|december}}returns 12
Examples for all abbreviated English month names
{{MONTHNUMBER|jan}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|feb}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|mar}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|apr}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|may}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|jun}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|jul}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|aug}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|sep}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|oct}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|nov}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|dec}}returns 12
Examples for all standard month numbers
{{MONTHNUMBER|1}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|2}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|3}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|4}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|5}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|6}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|7}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|8}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|9}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|10}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|11}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|12}}returns 12
Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
{{MONTHNUMBER|01}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|02}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|03}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|04}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|05}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|06}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|07}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|08}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|09}}returns 9
Examples for month number underflows and overflows, from computed values
{{MONTHNUMBER|-1200}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-1201}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-1212}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-12}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-11}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|-10}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|-9}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|-8}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|-7}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|-6}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|-5}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|-4}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|-3}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|-2}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|-1}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.9999}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.5}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.0001}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|0}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.0001}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.5}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.9999}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.0001}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.5}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.9999}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|13}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|14}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|24}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|1200}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|1201}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|1212}}returns 12
Example for invalid month name
{{MONTHNUMBER|xx}}returns Expression error: Unrecognized word "xx".
See also
Multiple units of time
| Type | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and time | {{time}} | {{Currentdate}} (MDY) {{Plain now}} (DMY) {{Now}} (DMY in a complete sentence) {{Simple now}} |
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| Date only | {{Dateonly}} {{Datedow}} (Has the day of the week) |
{{Date}} (Chose format) {{TODAY}} (DMY) |
{{Yesterday}} {{Day-1}} |
{{Tomorrow}} {{Day+1}} |
| Month and year only | {{Monthyear}} {{DATE}} (prefixed by date=) |
{{Monthyear-1}} | {{Monthyear+1}} | |
| Time only | {{Timeonly}} | {{CURRENTTIME}} (12 h format) {{CURRENTTIME24}} (24 h format) |
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| Banners | {{Right now}} (Blue with time and number of Wikipedia articles) |
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| Timestamp | {{Timestamp}} (Format YYYYMMDDhhmmss) |
Single units of time
| Unit of time | Adjustable | Current | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second | {{CURRENTSECOND}} | |||
| Minute | {{CURRENTMINUTE}} | |||
| Hour | {{CURRENTHOUR}} | |||
| Week | {{CURRENTWEEK}} {{CURRENTWEEKOFMONTH}} |
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| Day of Week | {{DAYOFWEEK}} | {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}} {{CURRENTWEEKDAY}} |
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| Month | {{MONTHNAME}} {{MONTHABBREV}} {{MONTHNUMBER}} {{MONTH}} (zero padded) |
{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} {{CURRENTMONTH1}} {{CURRENTMONTHDAYS}} |
{{LASTMONTHNAME}} | {{NEXTMONTHNAME}} |
| Day of Month | {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTDAY2}} (zero padded) |
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| Year | {{CURRENTYEARCC}} {{CURRENTYEARYY}} {{CURRENTISOYEAR}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} |
{{LASTYEAR}} | {{NEXTYEAR}} | |
| Day of Year | {{CURRENTDAYOFYEAR}} | |||
| Decade | {{DECADE}} | {{CURRENTDECADE}} | ||
| Century | {{Century}} | {{CURRENTCENTURY}} | ||
| MILLENNIUM | {{MILLENNIUM}} |
Date and time templates made for substitution
- {{Last month (short)}} produces Nov
- {{Next month (short)}} produces Jan
- {{Last month}} produces November 2025
- {{Next month}} produces January 2026
Parser functions
- mw:Special:MyLanguage/time permits a custom time specifier string, similar to the C date and time functions
Individual templates
- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}
- {{Infobox calendar date today}}