MySQL: DAYNAME Function

This tutorial explains how to use the MySQL DAYNAME function with syntax and examples.

Description

The MySQL DAYNAME function returns the weekday name for a date.

Syntax

The syntax for the DAYNAME function in MySQL is:

DAYNAME( date_value )

Parameters or Arguments

date_value

The date or datetime value from which to extract the weekday name.

Note

• The DAYNAME function returns the name of the weekday (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.) given a date value.
• See also the WEEKDAY function.

Applies To

The DAYNAME function can be used in the following versions of MySQL:

• MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0, MySQL 3.23

Example

Let's look at some MySQL DAYNAME function examples and explore how to use the DAYNAME function in MySQL.

For example:

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2014-01-27');
Output: 'Monday'

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2014-01-28');
Output: 'Tuesday'

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME('2014-01-29 08:35:17');
Output: 'Wednesday'

This last DAYNAME example would display the weekday name for the current system date (current system date is returned by the CURDATE function).

mysql> SELECT DAYNAME(CURDATE());