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July 26, 1949 was a
Tuesday

July 26, 1949 was a Tuesday — that’s 28,076 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
Tuesday
Day of year
207 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
28,076

How to solve: July 26, 1949

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1249 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1249 % 12→1
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 41 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 1 + 0) % 7→1 → Monday
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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(1 + 15) % 7→2 → Tuesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 25, 1949 — MondayDay afterJuly 27, 1949 — WednesdayOne year earlierJuly 26, 1948 — MondayOne year laterJuly 26, 1950 — Wednesday
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 the United States, presidential elections are always held on a Tuesday?