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July 25, 1929 was a
Thursday

July 25, 1929 was a Thursday — that’s 35,382 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
Thursday
Day of year
206 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
35,382

How to solve: July 25, 1929

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1229 ÷ 12→2
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1229 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 2 + 5 + 1) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance25 − 11→14
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 14) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 24, 1929 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 26, 1929 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 25, 1928 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 25, 1930 — Friday
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 Thursday is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder?