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August 19, 2001 was a
Sunday

August 19, 2001 was a Sunday — that’s 9,060 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
231 of 365
ISO week
Week 33
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
9,060

How to solve: August 19, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance19 − 8→11
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 11) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 18, 2001 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 20, 2001 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 19, 2000 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 19, 2002 — 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 'Super Sunday' often refers to the day of the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL)?