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July 31, 2006 was a
Monday

July 31, 2006 was a Monday — that’s 7,252 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
Monday
Day of year
212 of 365
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
7,252

How to solve: July 31, 2006

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 126 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 126 % 12→6
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 46 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 6 + 1) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance31 − 11→20
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 20) % 7→1 → Monday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 30, 2006 — SundayDay afterAugust 1, 2006 — TuesdayOne year earlierJuly 31, 2005 — SundayOne year laterJuly 31, 2007 — Tuesday
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 Monday is considered the best day to buy a new car, according to some consumer reports?