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constructor Property (Date)
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Date.now Function (JavaScript)
Date.parse Function (JavaScript)
Date.UTC Function (JavaScript)
getDate Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getDay Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getFullYear Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getHours Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getMilliseconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getMinutes Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getMonth Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getSeconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getTime Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getTimezoneOffset Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCDate Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCDay Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCFullYear Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCHours Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCMilliseconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCMinutes Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCMonth Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getUTCSeconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getVarDate Method (Date) (JavaScript)
getYear Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setDate Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setFullYear Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setHours Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setMilliseconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setMinutes Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setMonth Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setSeconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setTime Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCDate Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCFullYear Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCHours Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCMilliseconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCMinutes Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCMonth Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setUTCSeconds Method (Date) (JavaScript)
setYear Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toDateString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toGMTString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toISOString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toJSON Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toLocaleDateString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toLocaleTimeString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toTimeString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toUTCString Method (Date) (JavaScript)
toString Method (Date)
valueOf Method (Date)
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getUTCDay Method (Date) (JavaScript)

JavaScript - Internet Explorer 10

Gets the day of the week using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

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dateObj.getUTCDay()

The required dateObj reference is a Date object.

Returns an integer between 0 (Sunday) and 6 (Saturday) that represents the day of the week.

To get the day of the week using local time, use the getDate method.

The following example shows how to use the getUTCDay method.

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var date = new Date("2/6/2001");
var day = date.getUTCDay();
document.write(day);

// Output: 2

Supported in the following document modes: Quirks, Internet Explorer 6 standards, Internet Explorer 7 standards, Internet Explorer 8 standards, Internet Explorer 9 standards, Internet Explorer 10 standards. Also supported in Windows Store apps. See Version Information.

Applies To: Date Object (JavaScript)

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