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July 15, 1918 was a
Monday

July 15, 1918 was a Monday — that’s 39,410 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
39,410

How to solve: July 15, 1918

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1218 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1218 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 1 + 6 + 1) % 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, 1918 — SundayDay afterJuly 16, 1918 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 15, 1917 — SundayOne year laterJuly 15, 1919 — 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 Monday is often the day for national elections in many countries?