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June 20, 1900 was a
Wednesday

June 20, 1900 was a Wednesday — that’s 46,010 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
171 of 365
ISO week
Week 25
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Days ago
46,010

How to solve: June 20, 1900

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 120 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 120 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 0 + 0 + 0) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance20 − 6→14
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 14) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1837Queen Victoria ascends to the throne

Related dates

Day beforeJune 19, 1900 — TuesdayDay afterJune 21, 1900 — ThursdayOne year earlierJune 20, 1899 — TuesdayOne year laterJune 20, 1901 — 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?