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July 26, 1960 was a
Tuesday

July 26, 1960 was a Tuesday — that’s 24,058 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
208 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
24,058

How to solve: July 26, 1960

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1260 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1260 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 0 + 0) % 7→1 → Monday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance26 − 11→15
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 15) % 7→2 → Tuesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 25, 1960 — MondayDay afterJuly 27, 1960 — WednesdayOne year earlierJuly 26, 1959 — SundayOne year laterJuly 26, 1961 — 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 Tuesday is often the most productive day of the workweek?