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July 6, 1996 was a
Saturday

July 6, 1996 was a Saturday — that’s 10,929 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
188 of 366
ISO week
Week 27
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
10,929

How to solve: July 6, 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 doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance6 − 11→-5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + -5) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

  • 1885Louis Pasteur successfully tests the rabies vaccine
  • 2016Pokémon GO is released

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 5, 1996 — FridayDay afterJuly 7, 1996 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 6, 1995 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 6, 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 many parts of the world, Saturday is the most popular day for weddings?