new Date().getMonth(); //note that Jan=0, Dec=11 (annoying I know)
var d = new Date(); var n = d.getMonth();
new Date().getDate();//gets day of month (1-31)
var Xmas95 = new Date(); var options = { month: 'long'}; console.log(new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', options).format(Xmas95)); // December console.log(new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de-DE', options).format(Xmas95)); // Dezember
var today = new Date(); var month = today.getMonth(); // Returns 9 console.log(month); // Output: 9