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July 23, 1961 was a
Sunday

July 23, 1961 was a Sunday — that’s 23,696 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
Sunday
Day of year
204 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
23,696

How to solve: July 23, 1961

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1261 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1261 % 12→1
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 41 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 1 + 0) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance23 − 11→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 12) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1961 — SaturdayDay afterJuly 24, 1961 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1960 — SaturdayOne year laterJuly 23, 1962 — Monday
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 'Bloody Sunday' refers to several different historical events that happened on Sundays?