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August 2, 2000 was a
Wednesday

August 2, 2000 was a Wednesday — that’s 9,441 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
Wednesday
Day of year
215 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
9,441

How to solve: August 2, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance2 − 8→-6
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + -6) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 1, 2000 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 3, 2000 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 2, 1999 — MondayOne year laterAugust 2, 2001 — Thursday
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 Wednesday is named after Odin, the Norse god of wisdom and poetry?