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date.getDay

The getDay() method returns the day of the week for the specified date according to local time, where 0 represents Sunday.

Syntax

dateObj.getDay()

Return value

An integer number corresponding to the day of the week for the given date, according to local time: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on.

Examples

Using getDay()

The second statement below assigns the value 1 to weekday, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95. December 25, 1995, is a Monday.

var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30');
var weekday = Xmas95.getDay();

console.log(weekday); // 1

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Date.prototype.getDay' in that specification.
Draft
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Date.prototype.getDay' in that specification.
Standard
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Date.prototype.getDay' in that specification.
Standard
ECMAScript 1st Edition (ECMA-262) Standard Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/getDay