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).
Usage[]
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).
- If the month name is unspecified, it defaults to the current month.
- 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 Unrecognized month "xx".
See also[]
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