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July 27, 1960 was a
Wednesday

July 27, 1960 was a Wednesday — that’s 24,057 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
Wednesday
Day of year
209 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
24,057

How to solve: July 27, 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
    Distance27 − 11→16
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 16) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 26, 1960 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 28, 1960 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 27, 1959 — MondayOne year laterJuly 27, 1961 — Thursday
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 astrology, Wednesday is associated with the planet Mercury and communication?