What the day logo
What the Day
LearnPracticePlayDailyGuides
LearnGuidesPracticePlayDaily challengeLeaderboardAboutContactPrivacy
Copyright © 2026 Jesper Kiledal
All rights reserved
☕Buy me a coffee
What the day logo
What the Day
LearnPracticePlayDailyGuides

July 23, 1970 was a
Thursday

July 23, 1970 was a Thursday — that’s 20,409 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
204 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
20,409

How to solve: July 23, 1970

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
    Practice →
  2. 2
    Divide by 1270 ÷ 12→5
    Practice →
  3. 3
    Remainder of 1270 % 12→10
    Practice →
  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 410 ÷ 4→2
    Practice →
  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 10 + 2) % 7→6 → Saturday
    Practice →
  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
    Practice →
  7. 7
    Distance23 − 11→12
    Practice →
  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 12) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1970 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 24, 1970 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1969 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 23, 1971 — 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 Thursday is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder?