From type/Dateish

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method day(Date:D: --> Int:D)

Returns the day of the month of the date (1..31).

say Date.new('2015-12-31').day;                                  # OUTPUT: «31␤» 
say DateTime.new(date => Date.new('2015-12-24'), hour => 1).day; # OUTPUT: «24␤»