This template returns the name of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English month name or abbreviation (with any letter case) can be given.
Syntax
{{MONTHNAME|month}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored).
Compatibility synonym
{{month name|month}}
Examples for all standard month numbers
{{MONTHNAME|1}}returns{{MONTHNAME|2}}returns{{MONTHNAME|3}}returns{{MONTHNAME|4}}returns{{MONTHNAME|5}}returns{{MONTHNAME|6}}returns{{MONTHNAME|7}}returns{{MONTHNAME|8}}returns{{MONTHNAME|9}}returns{{MONTHNAME|10}}returns{{MONTHNAME|11}}returns{{MONTHNAME|12}}returns
Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
{{MONTHNAME|01}}returns{{MONTHNAME|02}}returns{{MONTHNAME|03}}returns{{MONTHNAME|04}}returns{{MONTHNAME|05}}returns{{MONTHNAME|06}}returns{{MONTHNAME|07}}returns{{MONTHNAME|08}}returns{{MONTHNAME|09}}returns
Examples for month number cyclic underflows and overflows, from computed values
{{MONTHNAME|-12}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-11}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-10}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-9}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-3}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-2}}returns{{MONTHNAME|-1}}returns{{MONTHNAME|0}}returns{{MONTHNAME|13}}returns{{MONTHNAME|14}}returns{{MONTHNAME|15}}returns{{MONTHNAME|16}}returns{{MONTHNAME|23}}returns{{MONTHNAME|24}}returns{{MONTHNAME|25}}returns{{MONTHNAME|1200}}returns{{MONTHNAME|1201}}returns{{MONTHNAME|1212}}returns
Examples for all standard English month names
{{MONTHNAME|JANUARY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|FEBRUARY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|MARCH}}returns{{MONTHNAME|APRIL}}returns{{MONTHNAME|MAY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|JUNE}}returns{{MONTHNAME|JULY}}returns{{MONTHNAME|AUGUST}}returns{{MONTHNAME|SEPTEMBER}}returns{{MONTHNAME|OCTOBER}}returns{{MONTHNAME|NOVEMBER}}returns{{MONTHNAME|DECEMBER}}returns
Examples for all abbreviated English month names
{{MONTHNAME|jan}}returns{{MONTHNAME|feb}}returns{{MONTHNAME|mar}}returns{{MONTHNAME|apr}}returns{{MONTHNAME|may}}returns{{MONTHNAME|jun}}returns{{MONTHNAME|jul}}returns{{MONTHNAME|aug}}returns{{MONTHNAME|sep}}returns{{MONTHNAME|oct}}returns{{MONTHNAME|nov}}returns{{MONTHNAME|dec}}returns
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 Template:Lmonth
{{Nmonth}} produces Template:Nmonth
{{Last month}} produces Template:Last month
{{Next month}} produces Template:Next month
Individual templates
- {{Calendar}}
- {{Calendar clock with Wikipedia stats}}
- {{Clock}}
- {{Digital clock}}
- {{Digital clock and date}}
- {{Infobox calendar date today}}