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July 27, 2012 was a
Friday

July 27, 2012 was a Friday — that’s 5,064 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
209 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
5,064

How to solve: July 27, 2012

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1212 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1212 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 1 + 0 + 0) % 7→3 → Wednesday
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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(3 + 16) % 7→5 → Friday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 26, 2012 — ThursdayDay afterJuly 28, 2012 — SaturdayOne year earlierJuly 27, 2011 — WednesdayOne year laterJuly 27, 2013 — 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?