Setting the Calendar Start Month

Start Month	Value
January	1
February	2
March	3
April	4
May	5
June	6
July	7
August	8
September	9
October	10
November	11
December	12

By default, the calendar displays the January as the first month of the year. You can of course change this using the setStartMonth function.

The setStartMonth function takes a single argument which defines the month to start the year on. The values for each month are shown here in the table.

Note that this function only has any effect when you are displaying the Year view of the calendar.

Here's an example to show how to set April as the first month of the year:

<?
$cal = new Calendar;

$cal->setStartMonth(4);

echo $cal->getCurrentYearView();
?>

This should give you a calendar as follows:

2025 - 2026

Creating a Simple Calendar
Creating a Calendar for a Specific Date
Setting Styles
Changing the Calendar Labels
Setting the Start Day
Setting the Start Month
Providing Forward and Backward Navigation
Linking Dates

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