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January 1, 1901 was a
Tuesday
How to solve:
January 1, 1901
1
Century anchor
1900s
→
Wednesday (3)
Practice →
2
Divide by 12
1 ÷ 12
→
0
Practice →
3
Remainder of 12
1 % 12
→
1
Practice →
4
Divide remainder by 4
1 ÷ 4
→
0
Practice →
5
Year's doomsday
(3 + 0 + 1 + 0) % 7
→
4 → Thursday
Practice →
6
Month doomsday
January
→
3rd
Practice →
7
Distance
1 − 3
→
-2
Practice →
8
Final answer
(4 + -2) % 7
→
2 → Tuesday
Practice the Doomsday algorithm →