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July 22, 1988 was a
Friday

July 22, 1988 was a Friday — that’s 13,835 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
204 of 366
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
13,835

How to solve: July 22, 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
    Distance22 − 11→11
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 11) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 21, 1988 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 23, 1988 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 22, 1987 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 22, 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 in astrology, Friday is associated with Venus, the planet of love and beauty?