MS Access Month() Function

Return the month part for a specified date:

SELECT Month(#05/17/2017#);

Definition and Usage

The Month() function returns the month part for a given date.

This function returns an integer between 1 and 12.

Month( date)

Parameter	Description
date	Required. A numeric or string expression that can represent a valid date

Works in:	From Access 2000

Return the month part of today's date:

SELECT Month(Date());

Return the month part of the "BirthDay" column in "Employees":

SELECT Month(BirthDate) FROM Employees;