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^Calendar FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

jddayofweek

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

jddayofweek — Returns the day of the week

Description

function jddayofweek(int $julian_day, int $mode = CAL_DOW_DAYNO): int|string

Returns the day of the week. Can return a string or an integer depending on the mode.

Parameters

julian_day

A julian day number as integer

mode
Calendar week modes
Mode Meaning
0 (Default) Return the day number as an int (0=Sunday, 1=Monday, etc)
1 Returns string containing the day of week (English-Gregorian)
2 Return a string containing the abbreviated day of week (English-Gregorian)

Return Values

The gregorian weekday as either an integer or string.


<gregoriantojdjdmonthname>
^Calendar FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026