Method

JavaScript Date getUTCDay() Method

The getUTCDay() method in JavaScript is used to get the day of the week in a universal time format. The getUTCDay() method returns a number that represents the day of the week, starting with 0 for Sunday and ending with 6 for Saturday. This method is very useful in scheduling tasks that are time dependent.

Syntax

The syntax for the getUTCDay() method is as follows:

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dateObject.getUTCDay()

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Here, the dateObject is the Date object whose day of the week is to be returned.

Example

The following example shows the usage of the getUTCDay() method:

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var today = new Date();
var day = today.getUTCDay();

switch (day) {
  case 0:
    console.log("It's Sunday!");
    break;
  case 1:
    console.log("It's Monday!");
    break;
  case 2:
    console.log("It's Tuesday!");
    break;
  case 3:
    console.log("It's Wednesday!");
    break;
  case 4:
    console.log("It's Thursday!");
    break;
  case 5:
    console.log("It's Friday!");
    break;
  case 6:
    console.log("It's Saturday!");
    break;
}

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In the above example, the today variable is used to store the current date and the day variable is used to store the value returned by the getUTCDay() method. Then, a switch statement is used to display the name of the day of the week.

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following output:

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It's Monday!

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