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 This is a documentation subpage for Template:MONTHNUMBER. It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links and other content that is not part of the original template page.  | 
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|xxx}} returns Expression error: Unrecognized word "xxx".
 
See also
