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July 23, 1977 was a
Saturday

July 23, 1977 was a Saturday — that’s 17,852 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
204 of 365
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
17,852

How to solve: July 23, 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
    Distance23 − 11→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 12) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 1977 — FridayDay afterJuly 24, 1977 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 23, 1976 — FridayOne year laterJuly 23, 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 'Black Saturday' refers to several catastrophic events that have occurred on Saturdays throughout history?