javascript get day datetime code example

Example 1: get day js

switch (new Date().getDay()) {
  case 0:
    day = "Sunday";
    break;
  case 1:
    day = "Monday";
    break;
  case 2:
    day = "Tuesday";
    break;
  case 3:
    day = "Wednesday";
    break;
  case 4:
    day = "Thursday";
    break;
  case 5:
    day = "Friday";
    break;
  case 6:
    day = "Saturday";
}

Example 2: javascript get day of year from date

//Month -> 0= Jan, 11=Dec | myDate = 6 Dec 2019 10:45
var myDate = new Date(2019, 11, 06, 10, 45);
var dayInYear = Math.floor((myDate - new Date(myDate.getFullYear(), 0, 0)) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));