MySQL DAYNAME() Function

Return the weekday name for a date:

SELECT DAYNAME("2017-06-15");

Definition and Usage

The DAYNAME() function returns the weekday name for a given date.

DAYNAME( date)

Parameter	Description
date	Required. The date to extract the weekday name from

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

Return the weekday name for a date:

SELECT DAYNAME("2017-06-15 09:34:21");

Return the weekday name for the current system date:

SELECT DAYNAME(CURDATE());