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August 20, 1996 was a
Tuesday

August 20, 1996 was a Tuesday — that’s 10,885 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
Tuesday
Day of year
233 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
10,885

How to solve: August 20, 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
    Distance20 − 8→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 12) % 7→2 → Tuesday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 19, 1996 — MondayDay afterAugust 21, 1996 — WednesdayOne year earlierAugust 20, 1995 — SundayOne year laterAugust 20, 1997 — Wednesday
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 Tuesday is named after the Norse god of war and sky, Tyr?