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August 1, 2004 was a
Sunday

August 1, 2004 was a Sunday — that’s 7,981 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
214 of 366
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
7,981

How to solve: August 1, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance1 − 8→-7
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + -7) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1981MTV launches
  • 2008Airbnb is founded

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 31, 2004 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 2, 2004 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 1, 2003 — FridayOne year laterAugust 1, 2005 — 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 Sunday is often used for major elections in several countries around the world?