WEEKDAY function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

WEEKDAY

Returns the number representing the day of the week for a given date.

 

Syntax

 

WEEKDAY(date; [type])

date: The date for which you want to find the day of the week. E.g. "3/4/2020"

type: Determines the numbering system to use. Defaults to 1 if omitted.

1 - days are counted with Sunday as the first day i.e. 1

2 - days are counted with Monday as the first day i.e. 1

3 - days are counted with Monday as the first day i.e. 0

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=WEEKDAY("3/4/2020";2)

3

=WEEKDAY("3/4/2020";3)

2

=WEEKDAY("3/4/2020";1)

4


Get a hands-on experience of the function in the embedded range below. 



Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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