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July 22, 2000 was a
Saturday

July 22, 2000 was a Saturday — that’s 9,453 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
204 of 366
ISO week
Week 29
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
9,453

How to solve: July 22, 2000

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 120 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 120 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 0 + 0) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance22 − 11→11
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 11) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 21, 2000 — FridayDay afterJuly 23, 2000 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 22, 1999 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 22, 2001 — 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 countries, Saturday marks the beginning of the weekend and a break from the workweek?