PHP JDDayOfWeek() Function

Definition and Usage

The JDDayOfWeek() function returns the day of a week.

Syntax

jddayofweek(jd,mode)

Parameter	Description
jd	Required. A number (a Julian day count)
mode	Optional. Defines what to return (integer or string). Mode values: 0 - Default. Returns the day number as an int (0=Sunday, 1=Monday, etc) 1 - Returns a string that contains the day of week (English-Gregorian) 2 - Returns a string that contains the abbreviated day of week (English-Gregorian)

---

Example

<?php
$jd=cal_to_jd(CAL_GREGORIAN,date("m"),date("d"),date("Y"));
echo(jddayofweek($jd,1));
?> 

 

OUTPUT :

Thursday