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July 16, 1972 was a
Sunday

July 16, 1972 was a Sunday — that’s 19,685 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
Sunday
Day of year
198 of 366
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
19,685

How to solve: July 16, 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 doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance16 − 11→5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 5) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1945Trinity test (First detonation of a nuclear weapon)

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 15, 1972 — SaturdayDay afterJuly 17, 1972 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 16, 1971 — FridayOne year laterJuly 16, 1973 — Monday
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 Sunday is often used for major elections in several countries around the world?