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August 21, 2004 was a
Saturday

August 21, 2004 was a Saturday — that’s 7,962 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
234 of 366
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
7,962

How to solve: August 21, 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
    Distance21 − 8→13
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 13) % 7→6 → Saturday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 20, 2004 — FridayDay afterAugust 22, 2004 — SundayOne year earlierAugust 21, 2003 — ThursdayOne year laterAugust 21, 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 ancient Rome, Saturday was called 'dies Saturni', which influenced its name in various languages?