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July 16, 1976 was a
Friday

July 16, 1976 was a Friday — that’s 18,224 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
198 of 366
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
18,224

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

On this day in history

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

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 15, 1976 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 17, 1976 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 16, 1975 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 16, 1977 — 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 astrology, Friday is associated with Venus, the planet of love and beauty?