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June 29, 1972 was a
Thursday

June 29, 1972 was a Thursday — that’s 19,702 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
181 of 366
ISO week
Week 26
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
19,702

How to solve: June 29, 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
    Distance29 − 6→23
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 23) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJune 28, 1972 — WednesdayDay afterJune 30, 1972 — FridayOne year earlierJune 29, 1971 — TuesdayOne year laterJune 29, 1973 — 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 night is often seen as the unofficial start of the weekend in many cultures?