Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { public static String getWochentagFromSystemDate() { Calendar rightNow = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getDefault()); int dayOfWeek = rightNow.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); switch (dayOfWeek) { case 1: return "Sonntag"; case 2: return "Montag"; case 3: return "Dienstag"; case 4: return "Mittwoch"; case 5: return "Donnerstag"; case 6: return "Freitag"; case 7: return "Samstag"; } return ""; } }