the_weekday() WordPress Function

function the_weekday() {
	global $wp_locale;

	$post = get_post();

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return;
	}

	$the_weekday = $wp_locale->get_weekday( get_post_time( 'w', false, $post ) );

	/**
	 * Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.
	 *
	 * @since 0.71
	 *
	 * @param string $the_weekday
	 */
	echo apply_filters( 'the_weekday', $the_weekday );
}
Uses	Description
wp-includes/general-template.php:get_post_time()	Retrieve the time at which the post was written.
wp-includes/general-template.php:the_weekday	Filters the weekday on which the post was written, for display.
wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php:WP_Locale::get_weekday()	Retrieves the full translated weekday word.
wp-includes/plugin.php:apply_filters()	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/post.php:get_post()	Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.