Date.longMonths = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']; function full_month(dt) { return Date.longMonths[dt.getMonth()]; } dt = new Date(); console.log(full_month(dt)); dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1); console.log(full_month(dt));