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July 23, 1950 was a
Sunday

July 23, 1950 was a Sunday — that’s 27,714 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
Sunday
Day of year
204 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
27,714

How to solve: July 23, 1950

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1250 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1250 % 12→2
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 42 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 2 + 0) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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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(2 + 12) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1950 — SaturdayDay afterJuly 24, 1950 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1949 — SaturdayOne year laterJuly 23, 1951 — Monday
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 Sunday is named after the Sun and is considered the first day of the week in many calendars?