ee.DateRange.start

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

  • This method is useful for retrieving the beginning date of a specified date range for further analysis or manipulation within the Earth Engine environment.

  • Example code snippets in JavaScript and Python are provided demonstrating how to use the DateRange.start() method in your scripts or interactive development environments.

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())