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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) ((DATE)) (prefixed by date=) ((TODAY)) (DMY) |
((Yesterday)) ((Day-1)) |
((Tomorrow)) ((Day+1)) |
| Month and year only | ((Monthyear)) | ((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:
Month:
((Lmonth)) produces Jan
((Nmonth)) produces Mar
((LastMonth)) produces January 2024
((NextMonth)) produces March 2024
Individual templates
- ((Calendar))
- ((Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats))
- ((Clock))
- ((Digital clock))
- ((Digital clock and date))