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August 25, 2010 was a
Wednesday

August 25, 2010 was a Wednesday — that’s 5,767 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
Wednesday
Day of year
237 of 365
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
5,767

How to solve: August 25, 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
    Distance25 − 8→17
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 17) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1939The Wizard of Oz is released

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 24, 2010 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 26, 2010 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 25, 2009 — TuesdayOne year laterAugust 25, 2011 — Thursday
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 Wednesday is considered the 'hump day' because it's in the middle of the traditional workweek?