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August 1, 1989 was a
Tuesday

August 1, 1989 was a Tuesday — that’s 13,460 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
213 of 365
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
13,460

How to solve: August 1, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance1 − 8→-7
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + -7) % 7→2 → Tuesday

On this day in history

  • 1981MTV launches
  • 2008Airbnb is founded

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 31, 1989 — MondayDay afterAugust 2, 1989 — WednesdayOne year earlierAugust 1, 1988 — MondayOne year laterAugust 1, 1990 — 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 Tuesday is the day of the week when new movies and video games are often released in the U.S.?