$today = (get-date).day code example

Example 1: powershell get date

Get-Date

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 14:53:32

Example 2: powershell get date

Get-Date
   [[-Date] <DateTime>]
   [-Year <Int32>]
   [-Month <Int32>]
   [-Day <Int32>]
   [-Hour <Int32>]
   [-Minute <Int32>]
   [-Second <Int32>]
   [-Millisecond <Int32>]
   [-DisplayHint <DisplayHintType>]
   [-Format <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]