html element to separate php variable strings – ACF datepicker

thanks to @kero, i managed to do something like this :

<?php
    $dayNumber = "l";
    $weekDay = "j";
    $month = "F";
    $year = "Y";
    $unixtimestamp = strtotime(get_field('date'));
?>

<?php echo '<span>' . date_i18n($dayNumber, $unixtimestamp) . '</span>'; ?>
<?php echo '<span>' . date_i18n($weekDay, $unixtimestamp) . '</span>'; ?>
<?php echo '<span>' . date_i18n($month, $unixtimestamp) . '</span>'; ?>
<?php echo '<span>' . date_i18n($year, $unixtimestamp) . '</span>'; ?>

Not sure it is the best way to do it but it works. Thanks !