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August 6, 1988 was a
Saturday

August 6, 1988 was a Saturday — that’s 13,820 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
Saturday
Day of year
219 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,820

How to solve: August 6, 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
    Distance6 − 8→-2
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + -2) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

  • 1945Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
  • 1991First website goes online

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 5, 1988 — FridayDay afterAugust 7, 1988 — SundayOne year earlierAugust 6, 1987 — ThursdayOne year laterAugust 6, 1989 — Sunday
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 Saturday is named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time?