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June 23, 1972 was a
Friday

June 23, 1972 was a Friday — that’s 19,709 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
175 of 366
ISO week
Week 25
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
19,709

How to solve: June 23, 1972

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1272 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1272 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 0 + 0) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance23 − 6→17
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 17) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1912Birth of Alan Turing
  • 2016UK votes for Brexit

Related dates

Day beforeJune 22, 1972 — ThursdayDay afterJune 24, 1972 — SaturdayOne year earlierJune 23, 1971 — WednesdayOne year laterJune 23, 1973 — 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 in maritime tradition, setting sail on a Friday is considered bad luck?