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July 27, 1988 was a
Wednesday

July 27, 1988 was a Wednesday — that’s 13,830 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
209 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,830

How to solve: July 27, 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
    Distance27 − 11→16
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 16) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 26, 1988 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 28, 1988 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 27, 1987 — MondayOne year laterJuly 27, 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 Wednesday is named after Odin, the Norse god of wisdom and poetry?