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August 9, 1982 was a
Monday

August 9, 1982 was a Monday — that’s 16,009 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
Monday
Day of year
221 of 365
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
16,009

How to solve: August 9, 1982

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1282 ÷ 12→6
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1282 % 12→10
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 410 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 6 + 10 + 2) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance9 − 8→1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 1) % 7→1 → Monday

On this day in history

  • 1974Richard Nixon resigns presidency

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 8, 1982 — SundayDay afterAugust 10, 1982 — TuesdayOne year earlierAugust 9, 1981 — SundayOne year laterAugust 9, 1983 — Tuesday
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 Monday is considered the best day to buy a new car, according to some consumer reports?