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August 26, 1960 was a
Friday

August 26, 1960 was a Friday — that’s 24,028 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
Friday
Day of year
239 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
24,028

How to solve: August 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance26 − 8→18
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 18) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 25, 1960 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 27, 1960 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 26, 1959 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 26, 1961 — Saturday
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 Friday is the most common day for banks to release new loan rates?