MONTH
Returns the month of the year for a given date.
Sample usage
MONTH(Date)
Syntax
1) Returns the month from a Date value.
MONTH( date_expression
)
2) Returns the month from a compatibility mode Date value.
MONTH( X
[, format_string
])
Parameters
-
date_expression- a Date & Time field or expression. -
X- a field or expression that evaluates to Text, Number, or compatibility mode Date. -
format_string- format forX. Optional ifXis correctly configured as a semantic date field.
Format strings for compatibility mode dates
Supported date functions accept the following input formats if X
is a Text field or expression, or compatibility mode Date:
- Any valid strptime format is accepted.
-
'BASIC':%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S -
'DEFAULT_DASH':%Y-%m-%d [%H:%M:%S] -
'DEFAULT_SLASH':%Y/%m/%d [%H:%M:%S] -
'DEFAULT_DECIMAL':%Y%m%d [%H:%M:%S] -
'RFC_1123':for example, Sat, 24 May 2008 20:09:47 GMT -
'RFC_3339':for example, 2008-05-24T20:09:47Z -
'DECIMAL_DATE':same as'DEFAULT_DECIMAL'
Supported time functions accept the following input format if X
is a Number field or expression:
-
'SECONDS':seconds since Epoch -
'MILLIS':milliseconds since Epoch -
'MICROS':microseconds since Epoch -
'NANOS':nanoseconds since Epoch -
'JULIAN_DATE':days since Epoch
Examples
| Example formula | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
MONTH(Date)
|
Jan 1, 2019 | January |
MONTH(Date as Text, 'BASIC')
|
2019/01/01-09:40:45 | January |
MONTH(Date as Number, 'SECONDS')
|
1561784874 | June |
| |
1562004058620 | July |
Notes
This function works with both compatibility mode dates and upgraded Date and Date & Time data types.
