Example
Return the day of the week, according to universal time:
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getUTCDay();
The result of n will be:
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Definition and Usage
The getUTCDay() method returns the day of the week (from 0 to 6) for the specified date, according to universal time.
Note: Sunday is 0, Monday is 1, and so on.
The UTC methods calculate their date assuming that the date object is of local time and date.
Tip: The Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is the time set by the World Time Standard.
Note: UTC time is the same as GMT time.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getUTCDay() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Date.getUTCDay()
Parameters
| None |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, from 0 to 6, representing the day of the week |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.3 |
More Examples
Example
Return the name of the weekday (not just a number):
var d = new Date();
var weekday = new Array();
weekday[0] = "Sunday";
weekday[1] = "Monday";
weekday[2] = "Tuesday";
weekday[3] = "Wednesday";
weekday[4] = "Thursday";
weekday[5] = "Friday";
weekday[6] = "Saturday";
var n = weekday[d.getUTCDay()];
The result of n will be:
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