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July 31, 1976 was a
Saturday

July 31, 1976 was a Saturday — that’s 18,209 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
213 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
18,209

How to solve: July 31, 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
    Distance31 − 11→20
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 20) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 30, 1976 — FridayDay afterAugust 1, 1976 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 31, 1975 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 31, 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 Saturday is named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time?