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VBA Weekday Function

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Last updated on July 19, 2021

Weekday Description

Returns a number representing the day of the week, given a date value.

Simple Weekday Examples

Here is a simple Weekday example:

Sub Weekday_Example()
    MsgBox Weekday("1/1/2019")
End Sub

This code will return 3.(Because 1/1/2019 is Tuesday)

Weekday Syntax

In the VBA Editor, you can type  “Weekday(” to see the syntax for the Weekday Function:

 

The Weekday function contains 2 arguments:

Date: A Valid date (as number or string)

FirstDayOfWeek: [Optional] A constant that specifies the first day of the week. If not specified, vbSunday is assumed.

Examples of Excel VBA Weekday Function

MsgBox Weekday("1/1/2019", vbMonday)

Result: 2

MsgBox Weekday("1/1/2019", vbTuesday)

Result: 1

MsgBox Weekday("1/1/2019", vbFriday)

Result: 5

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