How to Know Day Names and Month Names From Dates in PHP

Hello everyone, back again in pokaone. On this occasion, we will learn how to get the day name, day number, and month name of a certain date. Intrigued?, let's follow the tutorial below.

Previously I made a tutorial on how to retrieve all dates between two dates, click the following link to read. https://www.porkaone.com/2023/01/how-to-get-all-dates-between-two-dates.html

Now we will find out, day name, day number or month name of a date. This function is perfect for scheduling applications, calculating workdays or calculating holidays. You can improvise the example below with an article that I wrote before.

📆 How to Find Out the Name of the Day From the Date in PHP

  

  // use timestamp
  $timestamp = strtotime("2022-05-15");
  echo date("l", $timestamp);  // Output: "Tuesday"
  
  
  // use datetime object
  $date = new DateTime("2022-05-10");
  echo $date->format("l");  // Output: "Tuesday"

📆 How to Find Out Indonesian Day Names from Dates in PHP

  // first, you have to define the day names in your country
  $days = array(
    'Sun' => 'Minggu',
    'Mon' => 'Senin',
    'Tue' => 'Selasa',
    'Wed' => 'Rabu',
    'Thu' => 'Kamis',
    'Fri' => 'Jumat',
    'Sat' => 'Sabtu'
  );

  // use timestamp
  $timestamp = strtotime("2022-05-10");
  $day = date("D", $timestamp);
  echo $days[$day];  // Output: "Selasa"

  // use DateTime Object
  $date = new DateTime("2022-05-10");
  $day = $date->format("D");
  echo $days[$day];  // Output: "Selasa"

📆 How to Find Out the Day Number From the Date in PHP

  // use timestamp
  $timestamp = strtotime("2022-05-10");
  echo date("N", $timestamp);  // Output: "2"
  
  
  // use DateTime object
  $date = new DateTime("2022-05-10");
  echo $date->format("N");  // Output: "2"

📆 How to Find Out the Name of the Month From the Date in PHP

  // use DateTime Object
  $date = new DateTime("2022-05-10");
  echo $date->format("F");  // Output: "May"

📆 How to Find Out the Month Names of a Certain Country by Date in PHP

  // first, you have to define the month names in your country
  $months = array(
    'Jan' => 'Januari',
    'Feb' => 'Februari',
    'Mar' => 'Maret',
    'Apr' => 'April',
    'May' => 'Mei',
    'Jun' => 'Juni',
    'Jul' => 'Juli',
    'Aug' => 'Agustus',
    'Sep' => 'September',
    'Oct' => 'Oktober',
    'Nov' => 'November',
    'Dec' => 'Desember'
  );

  // use timestamp
  $timestamp = strtotime("2022-05-10");
  $month = date("M", $timestamp);
  echo $months[$month];  // Output: "Mei"

  // use DateTime Object
  $date = new DateTime("2022-05-10");
  $month = $date->format("M");
  echo $months[$month];  // Output: "Mei"

Ok, that's all for this tutorial about how to find out the day name, day number and month name from a date. Hopefully useful and can be implemented. If you have questions, please ask directly in the comments column below. That is all and thank you.