Use DateTime.
#!/usr/bin/env perl
use 5.012;
use warnings;
use DateTime;
my $dt = DateTime->new(year => 2002, month => 2, day => 21);
say "I'm pretty sure it was a " . $dt->day_name;
say "Today is " . DateTime->now()->day_name;
Output: I'm pretty sure it was a Thursday
Today is Monday
If that output is not to your liking, look at the many methods in DateTime for more options such as numeric or abbreviated weekdays.
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