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Quarter

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Calculates the quarter of the year in which a date falls.

Returns

An integer, 1-4.

Category

Function syntax

Quarter(date)

See also

Parameters

Parameter
Description
date
A date/time object in the range 100 AD-9999 AD.

Usage

When passing a date/time value as a string, enclose it in quotation marks. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a number representation of a date/time object.

Example

<cfscript>
    myDatetime = DateFormat(Now());
    writeOutput(myDatetime & "<br/>");
    writeOutput("Falls on the " & Quarter(myDatetime) & "th quarter");
</cfscript>
Output
06-Nov-18

Falls on the 4th quarter

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