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July 10, 1976 was a
Saturday

July 10, 1976 was a Saturday — that’s 18,230 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
192 of 366
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
18,230

How to solve: July 10, 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
    Distance10 − 11→-1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + -1) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 9, 1976 — FridayDay afterJuly 11, 1976 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 10, 1975 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 10, 1977 — 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 many countries, Saturday marks the beginning of the weekend and a break from the workweek?