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July 15, 1954 was a
Thursday

July 15, 1954 was a Thursday — that’s 26,261 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
Thursday
Day of year
196 of 365
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
26,261

How to solve: July 15, 1954

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1254 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1254 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 6 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance15 − 11→4
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 4) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 14, 1954 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 16, 1954 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 15, 1953 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 15, 1955 — Friday
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 Thursday is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder?