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August 3, 1929 was a
Saturday

August 3, 1929 was a Saturday — that’s 35,373 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
Saturday
Day of year
215 of 365
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
35,373

How to solve: August 3, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance3 − 8→-5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + -5) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 2, 1929 — FridayDay afterAugust 4, 1929 — SundayOne year earlierAugust 3, 1928 — FridayOne year laterAugust 3, 1930 — Sunday
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 countries, Saturday marks the beginning of the weekend and a break from the workweek?