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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T00:03:17+00:00 2026-05-27T00:03:17+00:00

I am doing this.. String dateString = 12 Nov 2011 12:00 DateFormat formatter =

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String dateString = "12 Nov 2011 12:00"
DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm");
Date date = formatter.parse(dateString);
System.out.println(date.getDay());

this prints out day as 3 ? why is this happening ? how can I print the correct day?

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    2026-05-27T00:03:17+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 12:03 am

    Please read the documentation it is worth learning by that.

    date.getDay() prints the day of the week. It should display 6 as that is a saturday, not sure how you got 3 as the result.

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