# FirstMonthOfYear Property

## Overloads

| [FirstMonthOfYear](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.LocaleInfo.FirstMonthOfYear.htm#Qlik_Engine_LocaleInfo_FirstMonthOfYear) |  | First month of the year, starting from 1.<br><br>According to ISO 8601, `January` is the first month of the year.<br><br>\* 1 = January<br><br>\* 2 = February<br><br>\* 12 = January<br><br>If this property has not been set in a script, the returned value comes from the Windows operating system.<br><br>JSON property name: qFirstMonthOfYear |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.LocaleInfo.FirstMonthOfYear.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.LocaleInfo.FirstMonthOfYear.htm)

## FirstMonthOfYear

First month of the year, starting from 1.

According to ISO 8601, `January` is the first month of the year.

* 1 = January
* 2 = February
* 12 = January

If this property has not been set in a script, the returned value comes from the Windows operating system.

JSON property name: qFirstMonthOfYear

### Declaration

```

          public int FirstMonthOfYear { get; set; }
    
  
```

### Property Value

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Int32 |  |

### Implements

[ILocaleInfo.FirstMonthOfYear](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.ILocaleInfo.FirstMonthOfYear.htm#Qlik_Engine_ILocaleInfo_FirstMonthOfYear)