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).
Does not play nicely with "subst:"
- 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
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- Category:Time, date and calendar templates
- Category:Date-computing templates
- Category:Date-computing templates based on current time
- Category:ISO date templates
- Category:Calendar templates
- Category:Clock templates
- {{Currentdate}} – Time, day of week, and date in MDY format and time zone
- {{Date}} – Date in chosen format
- {{DATE}} – Month and year, prefixed by "date=" (for use with templates through substitution)
- {{Now}} – Same as {{Currentdate}} but in a sentence
- {{Plain now}} – Date in DMY format, and time
- {{Right now}} – Blue banner with time and current number of Wikipedia articles
- {{Right now (User message)}} – Orange banner with time and current number of Wikipedia articles
- {{TODAY}} – Date in DMY
- {{NEXTYEAR}}
- {{CURRENTWEEKDAYABBREV}}
- {{CURRENTWEEKDAYNAME}}
- {{Day}}
- {{MONTH}}
- {{MONTHNAME}}
- {{MONTHABBREV}}
- {{MONTHNUMBER}}
- {{CURRENTWEEKDAY}}
- {{WEEKDAY}}
- {{WEEKDAYNAME}}
- {{WEEKDAYABBREV}}
- {{CURRENTYEARCC}}
- {{CURRENTYEARYY}}
- {{CURRENTCENTURY}}
- {{CURRENTMONTHDAYS}}
- {{CURRENTISOYEAR}}
- {{CURRENTMINUTE}}
- {{JULIANDAY}}
- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}