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JavaScript Date getUTCDay() Method

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The date.getUTCDay() method is used to fetch the day of a week according to universal time from a given Date object (ranging from 0 to 6, where 0 represents Sunday).

Syntax:  

DateObj.getUTCDay();

Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter. It is just used along with a Date Object from which we want to fetch the date of the month according to universal time.

Return Values: It returns the date of the month for the given date object according to universal time. The date of the month is an integer value ranging from 1 to 31.

Example 1: Below is an example of the Date getUTCDay() method. 

javascript




// If nothing is in parameter it takes
// the current date while creating Date object
let date = new Date();
 
// Date of the month from above date object
// is being extracted using getUTCDay().
let getUTC = date.getUTCDay();
 
// Printing day of the week
console.log(getUTC);
 






                        










Output:  


1


Example 2: The date of the month should lie between 1 to 31 because none of the months have a date greater than 31 that is why it returns NaN i.e, not a number because the date for the month does not exist. 




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// Here a date has been assigned according 


// to universal time while creating a Date object


let dateobj =


    new Date('October 33, 1996 05:35:32 GMT-11:00');


 


// date of the month from above date object


// is being extracted using getUTCDay().


let B = dateobj.getUTCDay();


 


// Printing day of the week 


console.log(B);



















                        







                        










Output: 


NaN


Example 3: If the date of the month is not given then by default getUTCDay() function returns 1 according to universal time. It is an exceptional case. 




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// Here a date has been assigned according to 


// universal time while creating Date object


let dateobj =


    new Date('October 1996 05:35:32 GMT-11:00');


 


// date of the month from above date object is


// extracted using getUTCDay().


let B = dateobj.getUTCDay();


 


// Printing day of the week 


console.log(B);



















                        







                        










Output: 


2


We have a complete list of Javascript Javascript Date methods, to check those please go through the Javascript Date Object Complete Reference article.


Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by JavaScript Date getUTCDay() method are listed below: 


    

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
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  • Edge 12 and above
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  • Firefox 1 and above
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  • Internet Explorer 4 and above
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  • Opera 4 and above
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  • Safari 1 and above
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