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August 9, 2009 was a
Sunday

August 9, 2009 was a Sunday — that’s 6,147 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
221 of 365
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
6,147

How to solve: August 9, 2009

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 129 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 129 % 12→9
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 49 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 9 + 2) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance9 − 8→1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1974Richard Nixon resigns presidency

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 8, 2009 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 10, 2009 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 9, 2008 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 9, 2010 — 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 in the United States, professional football games are predominantly played on Sundays?