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# **Day of the week with WEEKDAY**

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In B2, use WEEKDAY with 2 as the second argument to number the day of the week of A2, with Monday as 1.

B2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Date | Weekday |  |  |  | |
| 2 | Mar 15, 2024 |  |  |  |  | |
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