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August 10, 1960 was a
Wednesday

August 10, 1960 was a Wednesday — that’s 24,043 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
223 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
24,043

How to solve: August 10, 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
    Distance10 − 8→2
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 2) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1932The LEGO Group is founded

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 9, 1960 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 11, 1960 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 10, 1959 — MondayOne year laterAugust 10, 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 Wednesday is sometimes known as 'Little Saturday' in Sweden because it's a popular night for socializing?