MySQL DAYNAME() Function

The MySQL DAYNAME() function returns the weekday name (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.) of a given date or datetime value.

Syntax

DAYNAME(datetime)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns the weekday name of a given date or datetime value.

Return Value

Returns the weekday name of a given date or datetime value.

Example 1:

The example below shows the usage of DAYNAME() function.

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2018-08-18');
Result: 'Saturday'

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2018-08-18 10:38:42');
Result: 'Saturday'

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2018-08-18 10:38:42.000004');
Result: 'Saturday'

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2014-10-20');
Result: 'Monday'

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME(CURDATE());
Result: 'Wednesday'

Example 2:

Consider a database table called Orders with the following records:

The statement given below can be used to get the weekday name of records of column OrderTime:

SELECT *, DAYNAME(OrderTime) AS DAYNAME_Value FROM Orders;

This will produce the result as shown below: