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# Javascript Date getUTCDay() Method

## Description:

Javascript date getUTCDay() method returns the day of the week in the specified date according to universal time. The value returned by getUTCDay is an integer corresponding to the day of the week: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on.

## Syntax:

    Date.getUTCDay()

Here is the detail of parameters:

- NA

## Return Value:

Returns the day of the week in the specified date according to universal time.

## Example:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>JavaScript getUTCDay Method</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
       var dt = new Date( "December 25, 1995 23:15:20" );
       document.write("getUTCDay() : " + dt.getUTCDay() );
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>

This will produce following result for Indian time zone:

    getUTCDay() : 1

To understand it in better way you can Try it yourself.

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