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June 15, 1988 was a
Wednesday

June 15, 1988 was a Wednesday — that’s 13,873 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
Wednesday
Day of year
167 of 366
ISO week
Week 24
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Days ago
13,873

How to solve: June 15, 1988

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1288 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1288 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 7 + 4 + 1) % 7→1 → Monday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance15 − 6→9
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 9) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJune 14, 1988 — TuesdayDay afterJune 16, 1988 — ThursdayOne year earlierJune 15, 1987 — MondayOne year laterJune 15, 1989 — Thursday
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 many stock markets, Wednesday is typically a turning point in market trends?