PHP - Function jddayofweek ()

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Syntax

jddayofweek ( $julianday [, $mode] );

Definition and Usage

This function returns the day of the week. Can return a string or an integer depending on the mode.

Parameters

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	julianday(Required) A julian day number as integer
2	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)

Return Value

The gregorian weekday as either an integer or string.

Example

Try out following example −

Live Demo

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

This will produce following result −

Thursday

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