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July 15, 1990 was a
Sunday

July 15, 1990 was a Sunday — that’s 13,112 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
Sunday
Day of year
196 of 365
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
13,112

How to solve: July 15, 1990

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1290 ÷ 12→7
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1290 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 7 + 6 + 1) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance15 − 11→4
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 4) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 14, 1990 — SaturdayDay afterJuly 16, 1990 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 15, 1989 — SaturdayOne year laterJuly 15, 1991 — Monday
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 'Bloody Sunday' refers to several different historical events that happened on Sundays?