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August 1, 1960 was a
Monday

August 1, 1960 was a Monday — that’s 24,052 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
214 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
24,052

How to solve: August 1, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance1 − 8→-7
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + -7) % 7→1 → Monday

On this day in history

  • 1981MTV launches
  • 2008Airbnb is founded

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 31, 1960 — SundayDay afterAugust 2, 1960 — TuesdayOne year earlierAugust 1, 1959 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 1, 1961 — 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?