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August 22, 1929 was a
Thursday

August 22, 1929 was a Thursday — that’s 35,355 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
234 of 365
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
35,355

How to solve: August 22, 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
    Distance22 − 8→14
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 14) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 21, 1929 — WednesdayDay afterAugust 23, 1929 — FridayOne year earlierAugust 22, 1928 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 22, 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 in Norse mythology, Thursday is a day associated with strength and valor?