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August 12, 1988 was a
Friday

August 12, 1988 was a Friday — that’s 13,814 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
225 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,814

How to solve: August 12, 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
    Distance12 − 8→4
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 4) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 11, 1988 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 13, 1988 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 12, 1987 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 12, 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 many countries, casual Fridays or dress-down Fridays are a common workplace practice?