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July 30, 2004 was a
Friday

July 30, 2004 was a Friday — that’s 7,983 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
212 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
7,983

How to solve: July 30, 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
    Distance30 − 11→19
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 19) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1947Birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 29, 2004 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 31, 2004 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 30, 2003 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 30, 2005 — 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 astrology, Friday is associated with Venus, the planet of love and beauty?