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July 26, 1948 was a
Monday

July 26, 1948 was a Monday — that’s 28,441 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
Monday
Day of year
208 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
28,441

How to solve: July 26, 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
    Distance26 − 11→15
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 15) % 7→1 → Monday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 25, 1948 — SundayDay afterJuly 27, 1948 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 26, 1947 — SaturdayOne year laterJuly 26, 1949 — Tuesday
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 the third Monday of January is often referred to as 'Blue Monday' and is considered the most depressing day of the year?