ee.DateRange.start

  • The DateRange.start() method returns the inclusive start of a DateRange as an ee.Date object.

  • This method is available in both JavaScript and Python APIs for Earth Engine.

  • Examples demonstrate how to use dateRange.start() to retrieve and print the start date of a defined DateRange.

 Returns the (inclusive) start of this DateRange.

UsageReturns
DateRange.start()Date
ArgumentTypeDetails
this: dateRangeDateRange

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

// An ee.DateRange.
var dateRange = ee.DateRange('2017-06-24', '2017-07-24');

// Return the start of the ee.DateRange as an ee.Date.
print('The start of this ee.DateRange is', dateRange.start());

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap

Colab (Python)

# An ee.DateRange.
date_range = ee.DateRange('2017-06-24', '2017-07-24')

# Return the start of the ee.DateRange as an ee.Date.
display('The start of this ee.DateRange is', date_range.start())