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July 31, 1942 was a
Friday

July 31, 1942 was a Friday — that’s 30,628 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
212 of 365
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
30,628

How to solve: July 31, 1942

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1242 ÷ 12→3
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1242 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 3 + 6 + 1) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance31 − 11→20
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 20) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 30, 1942 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 1, 1942 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 31, 1941 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 31, 1943 — 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?