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August 20, 1976 was a
Friday

August 20, 1976 was a Friday — that’s 18,190 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
233 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
18,190

How to solve: August 20, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance20 − 8→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 12) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 19, 1976 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 21, 1976 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 20, 1975 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 20, 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 many cultures, Friday is considered an unlucky day, especially when it falls on the 13th of the month?