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June 29, 1996 was a
Saturday

June 29, 1996 was a Saturday — that’s 10,937 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
Saturday
Day of year
181 of 366
ISO week
Week 26
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
10,937

How to solve: June 29, 1996

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1296 ÷ 12→8
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1296 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 8 + 0 + 0) % 7→4 → Thursday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance29 − 6→23
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 23) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeJune 28, 1996 — FridayDay afterJune 30, 1996 — SundayOne year earlierJune 29, 1995 — ThursdayOne year laterJune 29, 1997 — Sunday
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 ancient Rome, Saturday was called 'dies Saturni', which influenced its name in various languages?