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July 23, 1788 was a
Wednesday

July 23, 1788 was a Wednesday — that’s 86,882 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
205 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
86,882

How to solve: July 23, 1788

  1. 1
    Century anchor1700s→Sunday (0)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1288 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1288 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(0 + 7 + 4 + 1) % 7→5 → Friday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance23 − 11→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 12) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1788 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 24, 1788 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1787 — MondayOne year laterJuly 23, 1789 — 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 Wednesday is often the day with the highest attendance in schools and workplaces?