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July 22, 1977 was a
Friday

July 22, 1977 was a Friday — that’s 17,853 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
203 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
17,853

How to solve: July 22, 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
    Distance22 − 11→11
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 11) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 21, 1977 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 23, 1977 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 22, 1976 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 22, 1978 — 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 maritime tradition, setting sail on a Friday is considered bad luck?