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July 12, 1996 was a
Friday

July 12, 1996 was a Friday — that’s 10,923 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
Friday
Day of year
194 of 366
ISO week
Week 28
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
10,923

How to solve: July 12, 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
    Distance12 − 11→1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 1) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 11, 1996 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 13, 1996 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 12, 1995 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 12, 1997 — Saturday
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 'Black Friday' refers to the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving, which marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season?