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August 24, 1958 was a
Sunday

August 24, 1958 was a Sunday — that’s 24,761 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
236 of 365
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
24,761

How to solve: August 24, 1958

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1258 ÷ 12→4
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1258 % 12→10
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 410 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 4 + 10 + 2) % 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, 1958 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 25, 1958 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 24, 1957 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 24, 1959 — 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 Roman mythology, Sunday was dedicated to Sol, the god of the sun?