MONTH DAX Function (Date and Time)

Returns a number from 1 (January) to 12 (December) representing the month.

Syntax

MONTH ( <Date> )
Parameter Attributes Description
Date

A date in datetime format.

Return values

Scalar A single integer value.

An integer number indicating the number of the month.

Remarks

If the argument is a string, it is translated into a datetime value using the same rules applied by the DATEVALUE function.

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Examples

--  Extract date parts from a date
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS (
    TOPN ( 10, VALUES ( 'Date'[Date] ), 'Date'[Date], ASC ),
    "Year",    YEAR    ( 'Date'[Date] ),     
    "Quarter", QUARTER ( 'Date'[Date] ),
    "Month",   MONTH   ( 'Date'[Date] ),    
    "Day",     DAY     ( 'Date'[Date] )         
)
ORDER BY 'Date'[Date]
Date Year Quarter Month Day
2005-01-01 2,005 1 1 1
2005-01-02 2,005 1 1 2
2005-01-03 2,005 1 1 3
2005-01-04 2,005 1 1 4
2005-01-05 2,005 1 1 5
2005-01-06 2,005 1 1 6
2005-01-07 2,005 1 1 7
2005-01-08 2,005 1 1 8
2005-01-09 2,005 1 1 9
2005-01-10 2,005 1 1 10

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Last update: Oct 3, 2024   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/month-function-dax

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Context Transition

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Row Context

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Iterator

Not recommended

The use of this function is not recommended. See Remarks and Related functions for alternatives.

Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

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Volatile

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Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

DirectQuery compatibility

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