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August 3, 2011 was a
Wednesday

August 3, 2011 was a Wednesday — that’s 5,423 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
215 of 365
ISO week
Week 31
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
5,423

How to solve: August 3, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance3 − 8→-5
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + -5) % 7→3 → Wednesday

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 2, 2011 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 4, 2011 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 3, 2010 — TuesdayOne year laterAugust 3, 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 considered the 'hump day' because it's in the middle of the traditional workweek?