Financial Toolbox

weekday

Syntax

[DayNum, DayString] = weekday(Date)

Description
[DayNum, DayString] = weekday(Date) returns the day of the week in numeric and string form given the date as a serial date number or date string. The days of the week have these values.

DayNum	DayString
1	Sun
2	Mon
3	Tue
4	Wed
5	Thu
6	Fri
7	Sat

Note:   This function now ships with basic MATLAB. It originally shipped only with the Financial Toolbox. This description remains here for your convenience.

Examples

[DayNum, DayString] = weekday(730845)

[DayNum, DayString] = weekday('25-Dec-2000')

DayNum =

     2

DayString =

Mon

See Also
datenum, datestr, datevec, day

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