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August 24, 1960 was a
Wednesday

August 24, 1960 was a Wednesday — that’s 24,030 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
237 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
24,030

How to solve: August 24, 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
    Distance24 − 8→16
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 16) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 23, 1960 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 25, 1960 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 24, 1959 — MondayOne year laterAugust 24, 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 the financial world, 'Black Wednesday' refers to a major currency crisis that occurred on September 16, 1992?