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July 23, 1926 was a
Friday

July 23, 1926 was a Friday — that’s 36,480 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
Friday
Day of year
204 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
36,480

How to solve: July 23, 1926

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1226 ÷ 12→2
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1226 % 12→2
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 42 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 2 + 2 + 0) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance23 − 11→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 12) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1926 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 24, 1926 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1925 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 23, 1927 — Saturday
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 Islam, Friday is the day for congregational prayers and is considered the most sacred day of the week?