Day of the week

Day of the week: use calendar date. Review the formula, worked example and calculation steps.

Inputs

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Formula & explanation
Weekday = Gregorian date’s UTC day index

Variables & units

Calendar date
Gregorian date

Worked example

2026-11-02 is a Monday.

Assumptions

Uses the proleptic Gregorian calendar. Historical local calendar transitions are not modelled.

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