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July 24, 2004 was a
Saturday

July 24, 2004 was a Saturday — that’s 7,989 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
206 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
7,989

How to solve: July 24, 2004

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 124 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 124 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 4 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance24 − 11→13
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 13) % 7→6 → Saturday

On this day in history

  • 1897Birth of Amelia Earhart

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 23, 2004 — FridayDay afterJuly 25, 2004 — SundayOne year earlierJuly 24, 2003 — ThursdayOne year laterJuly 24, 2005 — 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?