# Quarter

Returns the number of the quarter, an integer ranging from 1 to 4.

See also DatePart and Month.

### Syntax

    Quarter(date)

##### date

Any date.

### Usage

Years from 0 to 29 are interpreted as 21st century values. Years 30 to 99 are interpreted as 20th century values.

When passing a date/time value as a string, make sure it is enclosed in quotes. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a number representation of a date/time object, returning undesired results.

### Examples

    <!--- This example shows the use of Quarter --->
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <TITLE>
    Quarter Example
    </TITLE>
    </HEAD>

    <BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
    <H3>Quarter Example</H3>

    Today, <CFOUTPUT>#DateFormat(Now())#</CFOUTPUT>,
    is in Quarter <CFOUTPUT>#Quarter(Now())#</CFOUTPUT>.

    </BODY>
    </HTML>