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August 24, 1952 was a
Sunday

August 24, 1952 was a Sunday — that’s 26,952 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
237 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
26,952

How to solve: August 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance24 − 8→16
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 16) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 23, 1952 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 25, 1952 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 24, 1951 — FridayOne year laterAugust 24, 1953 — 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 in many Middle Eastern countries, Sunday is the first day of the workweek?