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July 31, 1989 was a
Monday

July 31, 1989 was a Monday — that’s 13,461 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
Monday
Day of year
212 of 365
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,461

How to solve: July 31, 1989

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1289 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1289 % 12→5
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 45 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 7 + 5 + 1) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance31 − 11→20
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 20) % 7→1 → Monday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 30, 1989 — SundayDay afterAugust 1, 1989 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 31, 1988 — SundayOne year laterJuly 31, 1990 — Tuesday
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 astrology, Monday is associated with the Moon and is thought to influence emotions and intuition?