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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">WEEKDAY </title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3154925"><bookmark_value>WEEKDAY function</bookmark_value>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_FUNC_WOCHENTAG" id="bm_id3152359" localize="false"/><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154925" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="136"><variable id="weekday"><link href="text/scalc/01/func_weekday.xhp">WEEKDAY</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154228" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="137"><ahelp hid="HID_FUNC_WOCHENTAG">Returns the day of the week for the given date value.</ahelp> The day is returned as an integer between 1 (Sunday) and 7 (Saturday) if no type or type=1 is specified. If type=2, numbering begins at Monday=1; and if type=3 numbering begins at Monday=0.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147217" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="138">Syntax</paragraph>
<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149033" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="139">WEEKDAY(Number; Type)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149046" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="140">
<emph>Number</emph>, as a date value, is a decimal for which the weekday is to be returned.</paragraph>
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<emph>Type</emph> determines the type of calculation. For Type=1, the weekdays are counted starting from Sunday (this is the default even when the Type parameter is missing). For Type=2, the weekdays are counted starting from Monday=1. For Type=3, the weekdays are counted starting from Monday=0.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3156188" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="142">These values apply only to the standard date format that you select under <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Calc - Calculate</emph>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153836" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="143">Examples</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150317" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="144">=WEEKDAY("2000-06-14") returns 4 (the Type parameter is missing, therefore the standard count is used. The standard count starts with Sunday as day number 1. June 14, 2000 was a Wednesday and therefore day number 4).</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153174" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="145">=WEEKDAY("1996-07-24";2) returns 3 (the Type parameter is 2, therefore Monday is day number 1. July 24, 1996 was a Wednesday and therefore day number 3).</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153525" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="146">=WEEKDAY("1996-07-24";1) returns 4 (the Type parameter is 1, therefore Sunday is day number 1. July 24, 1996 was a Wednesday and therefore day number 4).</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150575" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="147">=WEEKDAY(NOW()) returns the number of the current day.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3150588" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="171">To obtain a function indicating whether a day in A1 is a business day, use the IF and WEEKDAY functions as follows: <br/>IF(WEEKDAY(A1;2)&lt;6;"Business day";"Weekend")</paragraph>
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