JavaScript Date getDay()
Examples
Get the day of the week:
const d = new Date();
let day = d.getDay();
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Get the day of the week of a specific date:
const d = new Date("July 21, 1983 01:15:00");
let day = d.getDay();
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More examples below.
Definition and Usage
The getDay() method returns the day of the week (0 to 6) of a date.
Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, ... (See below):
Syntax
Date.getDay()
Parameters
| NONE |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| A number | The day of the week (0 to 6). |
More Examples
Get the name of the weekday (not just a number):
const weekday = ["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"];
const d = new Date();
let day = weekday[d.getDay()];
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Browser Support
getDay() is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
