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July 16, 1977 was a
Saturday

July 16, 1977 was a Saturday — that’s 17,859 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
197 of 365
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
17,859

How to solve: July 16, 1977

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1277 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1277 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 5 + 1) % 7→1 → Monday
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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(1 + 5) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

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

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 15, 1977 — FridayDay afterJuly 17, 1977 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 16, 1976 — FridayOne year laterJuly 16, 1978 — 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 ancient Rome, Saturday was called 'dies Saturni', which influenced its name in various languages?