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August 6, 2004 was a
Friday

August 6, 2004 was a Friday — that’s 7,976 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
219 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
7,976

How to solve: August 6, 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
    Distance6 − 8→-2
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + -2) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1945Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
  • 1991First website goes online

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 5, 2004 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 7, 2004 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 6, 2003 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 6, 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 Islam, Friday is the day for congregational prayers and is considered the most sacred day of the week?