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July 27, 2011 was a
Wednesday

July 27, 2011 was a Wednesday — that’s 5,430 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
208 of 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
5,430

How to solve: July 27, 2011

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1211 ÷ 12→0
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1211 % 12→11
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 411 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 0 + 11 + 2) % 7→1 → Monday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance27 − 11→16
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 16) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 26, 2011 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 28, 2011 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 27, 2010 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 27, 2012 — Friday
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 often the day with the highest attendance in schools and workplaces?