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July 15, 1901 was a
Monday

July 15, 1901 was a Monday — that’s 45,619 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
Monday
Day of year
196 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
45,619

How to solve: July 15, 1901

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 121 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 121 % 12→1
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 41 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 0 + 1 + 0) % 7→4 → Thursday
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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(4 + 4) % 7→1 → Monday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 14, 1901 — SundayDay afterJuly 16, 1901 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 15, 1900 — SundayOne year laterJuly 15, 1902 — Tuesday
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 cultures, Monday is traditionally seen as the start of the dieting week?