diff --git a/stdlib/Dates/src/query.jl b/stdlib/Dates/src/query.jl
index 3004f7bb88c7d..547bf22ec34a7 100644
--- a/stdlib/Dates/src/query.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Dates/src/query.jl
@@ -122,7 +122,29 @@ dayofweek(dt::TimeType) = dayofweek(days(dt))
 
 const Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
 const Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
-
+for (ii, day_ind, short_day, long_day) in ((1, "first", :Mon, :Monday), (2, "second", :Tue, :Tuesday), (3, "third", :Wed, :Wednesday), (4, "fourth", :Thu, :Thursday), (5, "fifth", :Fri, :Friday), (6, "sixth", :Sat, :Saturday), (7, "seventh", :Sun, :Sunday))
+    short_name = string(short_day)
+    long_name = string(long_day)
+    name_ind = day_ind
+    ind_str = string(ii)
+    @eval begin
+        @doc """
+        $($long_name)
+        $($short_name)
+
+        The $($name_ind) day of the week.
+
+        # Examples
+        ```jldoctest
+        julia> $($long_name)
+        $($ind_str)
+
+        julia> $($short_name)
+        $($ind_str)
+        ```
+        """ ($long_day, $short_day)
+   end
+end
 dayname(day::Integer, locale::DateLocale) = locale.days_of_week[day]
 dayabbr(day::Integer, locale::DateLocale) = locale.days_of_week_abbr[day]
 dayname(day::Integer; locale::AbstractString="english") = dayname(day, LOCALES[locale])