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August 20, 2010 was a
Friday

August 20, 2010 was a Friday — that’s 5,772 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
232 of 365
ISO week
Week 33
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
5,772

How to solve: August 20, 2010

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1210 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1210 % 12→10
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 410 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 10 + 2) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance20 − 8→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 12) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 19, 2010 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 21, 2010 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 20, 2009 — ThursdayOne year laterAugust 20, 2011 — 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 Friday is often the day for high-profile music and film releases?