let currentDate = Date()

​

let nameFormatter = DateFormatter()

nameFormatter.dateFormat = "MMMM" // format January, February, March, ...

​

let name = nameFormatter.string(from: currentDate)

let index = Calendar.current.component(.month, from: currentDate) // format 1, 2, 3, ...

​

print(name)  // April

print(index) // 4

func startOfTheMonth(month: Int, year: Int) -> Date? {

   var components = DateComponents()

   let calendar = Calendar.current

   // Set the components to the first day of the next month

   components.year = year

   components.month = month

   components.day = 1

​

   return calendar.date(from: components)

}

let monthAsNr = Calendar.current.component(.month, from: Date())