WEEKDAY
Name
Weekday
Description
Returns the day of the week for a specified date.
Syntax
WEEKDAY(date, type)
Remarks
Arguments are as follows:
| Argument | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| date | Date for which you want to determine the day of the week provided as a serial value. | |
| type | (Optional) Number that represents the numbering scheme for the returned day value. Can be one of the following: |
|
| Value | Number returned | |
| 1 (assumed if omitted) | Numbers 1 (Sunday) through 7 (Saturday) | |
| 2 | Numbers 1 (Monday) through 7 (Sunday) | |
| 3 | Numbers 0 (Monday) through 6 (Sunday) | |
Specify the date as a serial value or date value using the date argument. To provide a serial value from a date value, use the DATE or TODAY function.
The returned day of the week is given as an integer, ranging from 0 to 6 or 1 to 7, depending on the setting of the type argument.
Spread's calc engine processes dates as a numeric value in the form x.y, where x is the "number of days since December 30, 1899" and y is the fraction of day. Numbers to the left represent the date, which is the value that the DATE function returns. Use the TIME function to return the serial value for the time value (the fraction of a day).
Date values are based on the number of days elapsed since December 30, 1899, which has a date serial value of Day 0. For example, December 31, 1899 has a date serial value of 1. Date values prior to December 30, 1899 have negative date serial values. For example, the date value December 29, 1899 has a date serial value of –1.
See also DATE, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, NOW, SECOND, TIME, TODAY, and YEAR.
Data Type
Accepts numeric data for both arguments. Returns numeric data. For more information, see Data Type for Each Cell Type.
Example
WEEKDAY(A2)
WEEKDAY(36828) = 1 which is equivalent to Sunday