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June 24, 1952 was a
Tuesday

June 24, 1952 was a Tuesday — that’s 27,013 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
176 of 366
ISO week
Week 26
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
27,013

How to solve: June 24, 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
    Distance24 − 6→18
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 18) % 7→2 → Tuesday

Related dates

Day beforeJune 23, 1952 — MondayDay afterJune 25, 1952 — WednesdayOne year earlierJune 24, 1951 — SundayOne year laterJune 24, 1953 — 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 Greek mythology, Tuesday is associated with the god Ares, the god of war?