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June 15, 2001 was a
Friday

June 15, 2001 was a Friday — that’s 9,125 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
166 of 365
ISO week
Week 24
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Days ago
9,125

How to solve: June 15, 2001

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 121 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 121 % 12→1
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 41 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 1 + 0) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJune→6th
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  7. 7
    Distance15 − 6→9
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 9) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJune 14, 2001 — ThursdayDay afterJune 16, 2001 — SaturdayOne year earlierJune 15, 2000 — ThursdayOne year laterJune 15, 2002 — 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 in maritime tradition, setting sail on a Friday is considered bad luck?