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July 23, 1948 was a
Friday

July 23, 1948 was a Friday — that’s 28,444 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
205 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
28,444

How to solve: July 23, 1948

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1248 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1248 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 0 + 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, 1948 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 24, 1948 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1947 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 23, 1949 — 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 many countries, casual Fridays or dress-down Fridays are a common workplace practice?