Date is weekend

JavaScript, Date · Oct 20, 2020

Checks if the given date is a weekend.

  • Use Date.prototype.getDay() to check weekend by using a modulo operator (%).
  • Omit the argument, d, to use the current date as default.
const isWeekend = (d = new Date()) => d.getDay() % 6 === 0;

isWeekend(); // 2018-10-19 (if current date is 2018-10-18)

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