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August 11, 1604 was a
Wednesday

August 11, 1604 was a Wednesday — that’s 154,069 days ago. Below you can see exactly how to work the weekday out in your head with the Doomsday algorithm, along with a few other facts about the date.

Weekday
Wednesday
Day of year
224 of 366
ISO week
Week 33
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
154,069

How to solve: August 11, 1604

  1. 1
    Century anchor1600s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 124 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 124 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 4 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance11 − 8→3
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 3) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 10, 1604 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 12, 1604 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 11, 1603 — MondayOne year laterAugust 11, 1605 — Thursday
Want to be able to do this for any date in seconds? Read the guide or practice the algorithm.
Did you know? Did you know that in many stock markets, Wednesday is typically a turning point in market trends?