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August 25, 1952 was a
Monday

August 25, 1952 was a Monday — 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
Monday
Day of year
238 of 366
ISO week
Week 35
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
26,952

How to solve: August 25, 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
    Distance25 − 8→17
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 17) % 7→1 → Monday

On this day in history

  • 1939The Wizard of Oz is released

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 24, 1952 — SundayDay afterAugust 26, 1952 — TuesdayOne year earlierAugust 25, 1951 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 25, 1953 — Tuesday
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 Monday is the only day of the week when the U.S. stock market is more likely to decline than on any other day?