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August 25, 1988 was a
Thursday

August 25, 1988 was a Thursday — that’s 13,802 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
Thursday
Day of year
238 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
13,802

How to solve: August 25, 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
    Distance25 − 8→17
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 17) % 7→4 → Thursday

On this day in history

  • 1939The Wizard of Oz is released

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 24, 1988 — WednesdayDay afterAugust 26, 1988 — FridayOne year earlierAugust 25, 1987 — TuesdayOne year laterAugust 25, 1989 — Friday
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 Thursday night is often seen as the unofficial start of the weekend in many cultures?