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# MONTH

## Syntax

```bnf
MONTH(date)
```

## Description

Returns the month for `date` in the range 1 to 12 for January to December, or 0 for dates such as `0000-00-00` or `2008-00-00` that have a zero month part.

## Examples

```sql
SELECT MONTH('2019-01-03');
+---------------------+
| MONTH('2019-01-03') |
+---------------------+
|                   1 |
+---------------------+

SELECT MONTH('2019-00-03');
+---------------------+
| MONTH('2019-00-03') |
+---------------------+
|                   0 |
+---------------------+
```

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