How to use the WEEKDAY function
Converts a date to a weekday number from 1 to 7.
Formula in cell D3:
Excel Function Syntax
WEEKDAY(serial_number,[return_type])
Arguments
| serial_number | Required. The Excel date value you want to extract the WEEKDAY number from. |
| return_type | Optional. Determines the type of return value, see table below. |
| Return_type | Number returned |
| 1 or omitted | Numbers 1 to 7 for Sunday to Saturday. |
| 2 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Monday to Sunday. |
| 3 | Numbers 0 to 6 for Monday to Sunday. |
| 11 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Monday to Sunday. |
| 12 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Tuesday to Monday. |
| 13 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Wednesday to Tuesday. |
| 14 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Thursday to Wednesday. |
| 15 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Friday to Thursday . |
| 16 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Saturday to Friday . |
| 17 | Numbers 1 to 7 for Sunday to Saturday. |
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