Sql query help

SQL> select hiredate , next_day(hiredate,'SATURDAY') from emp where ename='SMITH';

HIREDATE NEXT_DAY(
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17-DEC-80 20-DEC-80


i want to know the exact day when smith hired,how to get this, from above query i am getting first SATURDAY of his joining,

huh? Wouldn't that be hiredate?

do you mean:

to_char(hiredate, 'DAY')