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July 7, 1996 was a
Sunday

July 7, 1996 was a Sunday — that’s 10,928 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
189 of 366
ISO week
Week 27
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
10,928

How to solve: July 7, 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
    Distance7 − 11→-4
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + -4) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 6, 1996 — SaturdayDay afterJuly 8, 1996 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 7, 1995 — FridayOne year laterJuly 7, 1997 — 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 in many Middle Eastern countries, Sunday is the first day of the workweek?