Question

How to get the day name from a specific date in JavaScript

Answer 1

function getDayName(date = new Date(), locale = 'en-US') {
  	return date.toLocaleDateString(locale, {weekday: 'long'});
}


console.log(getDayName()); 

console.log(getDayName(new Date('2022-04-01'))); 

console.log(getDayName(new Date('2022-04-01'), 'et-EE')); // Estonian (Estonia)
  
  
  
  
/*
run:
  
"Saturday"
"Friday"
"Reede"
  
*/

 

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