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July 29, 2012 was a
Sunday

July 29, 2012 was a Sunday — that’s 5,062 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
Sunday
Day of year
211 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
5,062

How to solve: July 29, 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
    Distance29 − 11→18
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  8. 8
    Final answer(3 + 18) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1981Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 28, 2012 — SaturdayDay afterJuly 30, 2012 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 29, 2011 — FridayOne year laterJuly 29, 2013 — Monday
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 Sunday is named after the Sun and is considered the first day of the week in many calendars?