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August 11, 1996 was a
Sunday

August 11, 1996 was a Sunday — that’s 10,893 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
224 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
10,893

How to solve: August 11, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance11 − 8→3
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 3) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 10, 1996 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 12, 1996 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 11, 1995 — FridayOne year laterAugust 11, 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 Christianity, Sunday is observed as the Lord's Day and a day of worship and rest?