JavaScript getDay() Method
 JavaScript Date Object
Definition and Usage
The getDay() method returns a number that represents the day of the week.
Syntax
Tips and Notes
Note: The value returned by getDay() is a number between 0 and 6. Sunday is 0, Monday is 1 and so on.
Note: This method is always used in conjunction with a Date object.
Examples
Example 1
Get the current day (as a number) of the week:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d=new Date();
document.write(d.getDay());
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
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Example 2
Now we will create an array to get our example to write a weekday, and not just
a number:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d=new Date();
var weekday=new Array(7);
weekday[0]="Sunday";
weekday[1]="Monday";
weekday[2]="Tuesday";
weekday[3]="Wednesday";
weekday[4]="Thursday";
weekday[5]="Friday";
weekday[6]="Saturday";
document.write("Today it is " + weekday[d.getDay()]);
</script>
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The output of the code above will be:
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JavaScript Date Object
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