Java tutorial
import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { GregorianCalendar newCal = new GregorianCalendar(); int day = newCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); newCal = new GregorianCalendar(); newCal.set(1997, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0); newCal.setTime(newCal.getTime()); day = newCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); } }