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August 27, 2010 was a
Friday

August 27, 2010 was a Friday — that’s 5,765 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
239 of 365
ISO week
Week 34
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Days ago
5,765

How to solve: August 27, 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
    Distance27 − 8→19
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + 19) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 26, 2010 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 28, 2010 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 27, 2009 — ThursdayOne year laterAugust 27, 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 in astrology, Friday is associated with Venus, the planet of love and beauty?