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**DAY(**//date//**)**

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| **DAY** | Returns day of month. |
| //date// | A numeric constant, variable, expression, or the label of a STRING, CSTRING, or PSTRING variable declared with a date picture token. The //date// must be a standard date. A variable declared with a date picture token is automatically converted to a standard date intermediate value. |

The **DAY** procedure computes the day of the month (1 to 31) for a given standard date.

| **Return Data Type:** | LONG |

**Example:**

**OutDay = DAY(TODAY())    !Get the day from today's date**

**DueDay = DAY(TODAY()+2)  !Calculate the return day**

**See Also:**

[[standard date.htm|Standard Date]]

[[month  return month of date .htm|MONTH]]

[[year  return year of date .htm|YEAR]]

[[today  return system date .htm|TODAY]]

[[date  return standard date .htm|DATE]]