Returns the day of the week value in a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
dateObj.getUTCDay()  | 
Remarks
The required dateObj reference is a Date object.
To get the day of the week using local time, use the getDate method.
The value returned by the getUTCDay method is an integer between 0 and 6 representing the day of the week and corresponds to a day of the week as follows:
| Value | Day of the Week | 
|---|---|
| 
             0  | 
          
             Sunday  | 
        
| 
             1  | 
          
             Monday  | 
        
| 
             2  | 
          
             Tuesday  | 
        
| 
             3  | 
          
             Wednesday  | 
        
| 
             4  | 
          
             Thursday  | 
        
| 
             5  | 
          
             Friday  | 
        
| 
             6  | 
          
             Saturday  | 
        
Example
The following example illustrates the use of the getUTCDay method.
 Copy Code | |
|---|---|
function DateDemo(){
   var d, day, x, s = "Today is ";
   var x = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday");
   x = x.concat("Wednesday","Thursday", "Friday");
   x = x.concat("Saturday");
   d = new Date();
   day = d.getUTCDay();
   return(s += x[day]);
} | |
Requirements
Applies To: Date Object (JScript 5.6)
See Also