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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eee.Date.fromYMD\u003c/code\u003e creates a Date object from year, month, and day inputs.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe function accepts optional \u003ccode\u003etimeZone\u003c/code\u003e argument to specify the time zone, defaulting to UTC if not provided.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eYou can use this function in both JavaScript and Python environments within Google Earth Engine.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The function `ee.Date.fromYMD` constructs a Date object using year, month, and day inputs, all of which are integers. Optionally, a `timeZone` string can be provided; otherwise, it defaults to UTC. The function returns a Date object. Examples are provided for both JavaScript and Python, demonstrating usage with and without specifying a time zone. The Python examples require the `ee` and `geemap` libraries.\n"],null,["# ee.Date.fromYMD\n\nReturns a Date given year, month, day.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|---------------------------------------------------|---------|\n| `ee.Date.fromYMD(year, month, day, `*timeZone*`)` | Date |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `year` | Integer | The year, 2013, for example. |\n| `month` | Integer | The month, 3, for example. |\n| `day` | Integer | The day, 15, for example. |\n| `timeZone` | String, default: null | The time zone (e.g., 'America/Los_Angeles'); defaults to UTC. |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nprint('Date with default UTC',\n ee.Date.fromYMD(2021, 4, 30));\n\nprint('Date with time zone specified',\n ee.Date.fromYMD(2021, 4, 30, 'America/Los_Angeles'));\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\ndisplay('Date with default UTC:', ee.Date.fromYMD(2021, 4, 30))\n\ndisplay(\n 'Date with time zone specified:',\n ee.Date.fromYMD(2021, 4, 30, 'America/Los_Angeles')\n)\n```"]]