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JavaScript getUTCDay() Method |
Definition and Usage
The getUTCDay() method returns the day of the week for a given date, according to universal time. The returned value is an integer between 0 and 6, where 0 represents Sunday, 1 represents Monday, and so on.
Syntax
dateObject.getUTCDay()Return Value
An integer from 0 to 6, representing the day of the week in UTC time.
Example
This example demonstrates how to use the getUTCDay() method to get the day of the week for the current date in UTC:
<html>
<body>
<script>
var d = new Date();
document.write("UTC Day: " + d.getUTCDay());
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
UTC Day: 4
Browser Support
All major browsers support this method.
More Examples
Display the day of the week in words using the getUTCDay() method:
<html>
<body>
<script>
var d = new Date();
var weekday = new Array(7);
weekday = "Sunday";
weekday = "Monday";
weekday = "Tuesday";
weekday = "Wednesday";
weekday = "Thursday";
weekday = "Friday";
weekday = "Saturday";
document.write("UTC Day: " + weekday[d.getUTCDay()]);
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
UTC Day: Thursday