"What day is it today?" vs. "What day is today?"
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ANSWER 1
Score 8
They are both gramatically correct.
However, these are more idiomatic, at least in the UK:
What day is it today?
What day are we on? (I've lost track.)
What's today's date?
ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 8
Both are correct, and it may help to think of them in terms of the statements that answer them.
The simpler form "What day is today?" is answered by "Today is X"
The more common "What day is it today?" is answered by "It is X today", where "it" is a pleonastic pronoun.