JavaScript Tutorial/Date/getUTCDay
Date.getUTCDay()
The getUTCDay() method returns the day of the week converted to universal time and expressed as an integer from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday).
The following example uses the getUTCDay() Method to Return the Day of the Week
<html>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function getDayString(num)
{
var day; //Create a local variable to hold the string
switch(num)
{
case 0:
day="Sunday";
break;
case 1:
day="Monday";
break;
case 2:
day="Tuesday";
break;
case 3:
day="Wednesday";
break;
case 4:
day="Thursday";
break;
case 5:
day="Friday";
break;
case 6:
day="Saturday";
break;
default:
day="Invalid day";
}
return day;
}
theDate = new Date();
document.write("The UTC day is ",getDayString(theDate.getUTCDay()));
-->
</script>
</html>