What Day of the Week Was It?
This page answers questions like these:
- How do I find out what day of the week is was on a specific date?
- What day was it on ...?
- What day of the week was it on ...?
- What day of the week is it on ...?
- What day of the week will it be on ...?
- What day will it be on a certain Date?
- What day will it be on a given date?
- What day does Christmas fall on?
What Day of the Week is Christmas Day this year?
date -d "25 dec" "+%A"
date -d "dec 25" "+%A"
- Get the locale’s full weekday name for the 25th of December in the current year.
- The -d option allows you to pass a string which alters the usual output value. Legal strings include (but are not limited too) "DD MMM" and "MMM DD".
- The + option allows you to pass a string which alters the usual output format. Legal strings can be composed of normal text and symbols below which are expanded by the command:
- %A = Locale’s abbreviated weekday name (e.g. Sun).
- %A = Locale’s full weekday name (e.g. Sunday).
- Pros: Month names are case insensitive. Space between date and month is optional. The date can be written before or after the month.
What Day of the Week was New Year’s Day This Year?
date -d "1 jan" "+%A"
date -d "jan 1" "+%A"
date -d "1/1" "+%A"
- Get the locale’s full weekday name for the 1st of January in the current year.
- Pros: Month names are case insensitive. Space between date and month is optional. The date can be written before or after the month.
What Day of the Week will New Year’s Day be Next Year?
date -d "1 jan next year" "+%A"
date -d "jan 1 next year" "+%A"
date -d "1/1 next year" "+%A"
- Get the locale’s full weekday name for the 1st of January next year.
- Pros: Month names and other words are case insensitive. Space between date and month is optional. The date can be written before or after the month.
What Day will it be on a Certain Date?
date -d "DD MMM YYYY" "+%A"
date -d "MMM DD YYYY" "+%A"
- Get the locale’s full weekday name for day DD of month MMM in year YYYY.
- The + option allows you to pass a string which alters the usual output format. Legal strings can be composed of normal text and symbols below which are expanded by the command:
- %A = Locale’s abbreviated weekday name (e.g. Sun).
- %A = Locale’s full weekday name (e.g. Sunday).
Related Links:
Tomorrow's Date using Shell Script Commands
Yesterday's Date using Shell Script Commands
Is this Year a Leap Year using Shell Script Commands?
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