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August 29, 1970 was a
Saturday

August 29, 1970 was a Saturday — that’s 20,373 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
Saturday
Day of year
241 of 365
ISO week
Week 35
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
20,373

How to solve: August 29, 1970

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1270 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1270 % 12→10
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 410 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 10 + 2) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance29 − 8→21
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 21) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

  • 1958Birth of Michael Jackson
  • 1997Netflix is founded
  • 2005Hurricane Katrina makes landfall

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 28, 1970 — FridayDay afterAugust 30, 1970 — SundayOne year earlierAugust 29, 1969 — FridayOne year laterAugust 29, 1971 — Sunday
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 ancient Rome, Saturday was called 'dies Saturni', which influenced its name in various languages?