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July 8, 1988 was a
Friday

July 8, 1988 was a Friday — that’s 13,849 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
190 of 366
ISO week
Week 27
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
13,849

How to solve: July 8, 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 doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance8 − 11→-3
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + -3) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 7, 1988 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 9, 1988 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 8, 1987 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 8, 1989 — 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 'Black Friday' refers to the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving, which marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season?