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August 23, 1920 was a
Monday

August 23, 1920 was a Monday — that’s 38,641 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
236 of 366
ISO week
Week 35
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
38,641

How to solve: August 23, 1920

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1220 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1220 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 1 + 8 + 2) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance23 − 8→15
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 15) % 7→1 → Monday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 22, 1920 — SundayDay afterAugust 24, 1920 — TuesdayOne year earlierAugust 23, 1919 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 23, 1921 — 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?