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July 8, 1976 was a
Thursday

July 8, 1976 was a Thursday — that’s 18,232 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
190 of 366
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
18,232

How to solve: July 8, 1976

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1276 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1276 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 4 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance8 − 11→-3
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + -3) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 7, 1976 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 9, 1976 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 8, 1975 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 8, 1977 — 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 often the day for major film premieres and theater openings?