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MySQL DAYOFWEEK() Function

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MySQL DAYOFWEEK() Function

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Example

Return the weekday index for a date:

SELECT DAYOFWEEK("2017-06-15");

Definition and Usage

The DAYOFWEEK() function returns the weekday index for a given date (a number from 1 to 7).

Note:

Formula

1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, 3 = Tuesday, 4 = Wednesday,
5 = Thursday, 6 = Friday, 7 = Saturday.

Syntax

Dayofweek(

date )

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description date

Required. The date to return the weekday index from

Technical Details

Works in:

From MySQL 4.0

More Examples

Example

Return the weekday index for a date: SELECT DAYOFWEEK("2017-06-15 09:34:21");

Example

Return the weekday index for the current system date:

SELECT DAYOFWEEK(CURDATE());

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