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July 15, 1789 was a
Wednesday

July 15, 1789 was a Wednesday — that’s 86,525 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
196 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
86,525

How to solve: July 15, 1789

  1. 1
    Century anchor1700s→Sunday (0)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1289 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1289 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(0 + 7 + 5 + 1) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance15 − 11→4
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 4) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 14, 1789 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 16, 1789 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 15, 1788 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 15, 1790 — 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 named after Odin, the Norse god of wisdom and poetry?