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July 11, 1980 was a
Friday

July 11, 1980 was a Friday — that’s 16,768 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
193 of 366
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
16,768

How to solve: July 11, 1980

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1280 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1280 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 8 + 2) % 7→5 → Friday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance11 − 11→0
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  8. 8
    Final answer(5 + 0) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 10, 1980 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 12, 1980 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 11, 1979 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 11, 1981 — 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 Friday is often the day for high-profile music and film releases?