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June 20, 1952 was a
Friday

June 20, 1952 was a Friday — that’s 27,017 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
172 of 366
ISO week
Week 25
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Days ago
27,017

How to solve: June 20, 1952

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1252 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1252 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 4 + 1) % 7→5 → Friday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance20 − 6→14
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 14) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1837Queen Victoria ascends to the throne

Related dates

Day beforeJune 19, 1952 — ThursdayDay afterJune 21, 1952 — SaturdayOne year earlierJune 20, 1951 — WednesdayOne year laterJune 20, 1953 — 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 cultures, Friday is considered an unlucky day, especially when it falls on the 13th of the month?