"今天星期六。"
Translation:Today is Saturday.
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"是 is nessecary when you have a sentence that is logically A=B, and A and B are both nouns ... it is not necessary when you have a noun followed by an adjective." http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/12767
Here's another explanation from fluentu: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/2015/07/09/shi-chinese/
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Thank you, Liralle. I've been trying to figure out when and when not to use "shi" for a long time. The second link you provided explains it particularly well. Much appreciated.
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"Saturday" is a noun not an adjective. Here's a link to the names of the days of the week: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/46324545
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I guess because in China they consider Monday the first day of the week, instead of Sunday. That then makes Saturday day six.
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Here's a link you might find interesting: http://www.answers.com/Q/Is_Sunday_the_first_day_of_the_week