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Excel Formulas to Get the Day Name from Given Date ~ Simple Tricks!!

Every Date has a day name. There are 7 days in a week named Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In this article, we will see how to get the day name from the given date in Excel. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel** from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Get day name from date
Get day name from date

Generic Formula:

  • If you want to find the day name you can use the below formula.

TEXT(A1,”dddd”)

Syntax Explanations:

  • TEXT – This function helps to convert a number to text in the given format. Read more on the TEXT function.
  • A1 – It represents the input values from the worksheet.
  • Comma symbol (,) – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

Example:

Refer to the below example image.

  • Here, we will enter the input dates in Column B.
  • Now we are going to find the day name of these input dates.

Input Range
Input Range

  • Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

Enter the formula
Enter the formula

  • Finally, press ENTER to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

Result
Result

Conclusion:

Here, we have described the simple formula to get the day name from the date in Excel. I hope you like it. If you are stuck or need some help, comment below, and I will try to help as much as possible.

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