dayname
function
Applies to: Databricks Runtime 16.1 and later
Returns the three-letter English acronym for the day of the week for the given date.
Syntax
dayname(expr)
Arguments
expr
: ADATE
orTIMESTAMP
expression.
Returns
A STRING
.
One of: ‘Mon’, ‘Tue’, ‘Wed’, ‘Thu’, ‘Fri’, ‘Sat’, ‘Sun’.
Examples
> SELECT dayname(DATE'2024-11-01' + CAST(offset AS INT)) AS days
FROM range(8) AS t(offset);
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri