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July 23, 1964 was a
Thursday

July 23, 1964 was a Thursday — that’s 22,600 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
Thursday
Day of year
205 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
22,600

How to solve: July 23, 1964

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1264 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1264 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 4 + 1) % 7→6 → Saturday
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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(6 + 12) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1964 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 24, 1964 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1963 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 23, 1965 — Friday
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 Norse mythology, Thursday is a day associated with strength and valor?