Build a Month Calendar Website

Introduction

Hello, developers! I'm thrilled to share my latest project: a Month Calendar. This project is perfect for anyone looking to create a functional and visually appealing calendar in JavaScript. Whether you're interested in adding a calendar feature to a website or just want to enhance your JavaScript skills, this project will be a valuable addition to your portfolio.

Project Overview

The Month Calendar is a web-based application that displays the current month, highlighting today's date and accurately arranging the days of the week. The project showcases how to dynamically generate a calendar using JavaScript, combined with a sleek and responsive interface built with HTML and CSS.

Features

Dynamic Month Display: Automatically displays the current month and year.
Highlighted Current Date: Today’s date is highlighted for easy identification.
Accurate Day Layout: Days of the week are correctly aligned according to the month.

Technologies Used

HTML: Provides the structure for the Month Calendar.
CSS: Styles the calendar, ensuring it is visually appealing and responsive.
JavaScript: Handles the logic for generating the calendar, including calculating the days and highlighting the current date.

Project Structure

Here's an overview of the project structure:

Month-Calendar/
├── index.html
├── style.css
└── script.js

index.html: Contains the HTML structure for the Month Calendar.
style.css: Includes CSS styles to create a modern and responsive design.
script.js: Manages the calendar generation functionality.

Installation

To get started with the project, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/abhishekgurjar-in/Month-Calendar.git

Open the project directory:
```
cd Month-Calendar
```
Run the project:
- Open the index.html file in a web browser to view the Month Calendar.

Usage

Open the website in a web browser.
View the current month with today’s date highlighted.
Navigate through the days to see the layout for the entire month.

Code Explanation

HTML

The index.html file defines the structure of the Month Calendar, including the month display and the grid layout for the days. Here’s a snippet:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Month Calendar</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <script src="script.js" defer></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <div class="header">
        <h1>Month Calendar</h1>
      </div>
      <div class="calendar">
        <div class="month">
          <div class="date">
            <h1></h1>
            <p></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="weekdays">
          <div>Mon</div>
          <div>Tue</div>
          <div>Wed</div>
          <div>Thu</div>
          <div>Fri</div>
          <div>Sat</div>
          <div>Sun</div>
        </div>
        <div class="days"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="footer">
        <p>Made with ❤️ by Abhishek Gurjar</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

The style.css file styles the Month Calendar, making it both attractive and responsive. Below are some key styles:

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.container {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100vh;
  background-color: salmon;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.header {
  margin: 20px;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
}

.calendar {
  background-color: black;
  color: lightgray;
  width: 450px;
  height: 520px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.month {
  width: 100%;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: lightseagreen;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
}

.month h1 {
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.month p {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.weekdays {
  width: 100%;
  height: 50px;
  display: flex;
}

.weekdays div {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.days {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 2px;
}

.days div {
  font-size: 14px;
  margin: 3px;
  width: 57.5px;
  height: 50px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.days div:hover:not(.empty) {
  border: 2px solid gray;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.today {
  background-color: lightseagreen;
}

.footer {
  margin-top: 70px;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
}

JavaScript

The script.js file contains the logic for generating the calendar and highlighting the current date. Here's a snippet:

const monthEl = document.querySelector(".date h1");
const fullDateEl = document.querySelector(".date p");
const daysEl = document.querySelector(".days");

const monthInx = new Date().getMonth();
const lastDay = new Date(new Date().getFullYear(), monthInx + 1, 0).getDate();
const firstDay = new Date(new Date().getFullYear(), monthInx, 1).getDay() - 1;

const months = [
  "January",
  "February",
  "March",
  "April",
  "May",
  "June",
  "July",
  "August",
  "September",
  "October",
  "November",
  "December",
];

monthEl.innerText = months[monthInx];
fullDateEl.innerText = new Date().toDateString();

let days = "";

for (let i = firstDay; i > 0; i--) {
  days += `<div class="empty"></div>`;
}
for (let i = 1; i <= lastDay; i++) {
  if (i === new Date().getDate()) {
    days += `<div class="today">${i}</div>`;
  } else {
    days += `<div>${i}</div>`;
  }
}

daysEl.innerHTML = days;

Live Demo

You can check out the live demo of the Month Calendar project here.

Conclusion

Creating the Month Calendar was an enjoyable project that allowed me to combine my front-end development skills with practical JavaScript functionality. This tool is useful for displaying calendar dates on websites and can be a great addition to your web development projects. I hope you find it as helpful as I do. Happy coding!

Credits

This project was developed as part of my journey to enhance my JavaScript skills and create functional web tools.

Author

Abhishek Gurjar
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