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August 2, 1988 was a
Tuesday

August 2, 1988 was a Tuesday — that’s 13,824 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
Tuesday
Day of year
215 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,824

How to solve: August 2, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance2 − 8→-6
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + -6) % 7→2 → Tuesday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 1, 1988 — MondayDay afterAugust 3, 1988 — WednesdayOne year earlierAugust 2, 1987 — SundayOne year laterAugust 2, 1989 — Wednesday
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 Spanish-speaking countries, Tuesday the 13th (and not Friday) is considered an unlucky day?