Why is the_date in the loop running only in the first wordpress iteration?

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Why is the_date in the loop running only in the first wordpress iteration?

<?php
              while ( have_posts() ) :
                the_post();
                ?>
                <div class="row article">
                    <div class="col-lg-4"><img class="img-responsive" src="<?php the_post_thumbnail_url(); ?>" alt="News"></div>
                    <div class="col desc">
                        <time><?php the_date( 'j F Y' ); ?></time>
                        <div class="author">Александр Иванов</div>
                        <a class="title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
                        <?php the_excerpt() ?>
                        <a class="more" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Подробнее...</a>
                    </div>
                </div>
              <?php endwhile;	?>

Answer 1

Let's take a look at the_date function and see:

* Display or Retrieve the date the current post was written (once per date)
*
* Will only output the date if the current post's date is different from the
* previous one output.
*
* ie Only one date listing will show per day worth of posts shown in the loop, even if the
* function is called several times for each post.

Answer 2

Why - I will not say, but you should always use . Always, alas, why - I can’t find it either, you can google about the reasons. <?php echo get_the_date( 'j F Y' ); ?>