WEEKDAY( ) returns values from 0 to 6, corresponding to Monday through Sunday. : WEEKDAY « Date Time « SQL / MySQL






WEEKDAY( ) returns values from 0 to 6, corresponding to Monday through Sunday.

    
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE date_val
    -> (
    ->  d       DATE
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO date_val (d) VALUES('1864-02-28');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO date_val (d) VALUES('1900-01-15');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO date_val (d) VALUES('1987-03-05');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO date_val (d) VALUES('1999-12-31');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO date_val (d) VALUES('2000-06-04');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> SELECT d, DAYNAME(d), DAYOFWEEK(d), WEEKDAY(d) FROM date_val;
+------------+------------+--------------+------------+
| d          | DAYNAME(d) | DAYOFWEEK(d) | WEEKDAY(d) |
+------------+------------+--------------+------------+
| 1864-02-28 | Sunday     |            1 |          6 |
| 1900-01-15 | Monday     |            2 |          0 |
| 1987-03-05 | Thursday   |            5 |          3 |
| 1999-12-31 | Friday     |            6 |          4 |
| 2000-06-04 | Sunday     |            1 |          6 |
+------------+------------+--------------+------------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop table date_val;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

   
    
    
    
  








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1.To get the day of the week as a number, use DAYOFWEEK( ) or WEEKDAY( )