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July 1, 2015 was a
Wednesday

July 1, 2015 was a Wednesday — that’s 3,995 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
182 of 365
ISO week
Week 27
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Days ago
3,995

How to solve: July 1, 2015

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1215 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1215 % 12→3
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 43 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 1 + 3 + 0) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance1 − 11→-10
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + -10) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1961Birth of Diana, Princess of Wales
  • 1979Sony Walkman goes on sale
  • 1997Hong Kong handed over to China

Related dates

Day beforeJune 30, 2015 — TuesdayDay afterJuly 2, 2015 — ThursdayOne year earlierJuly 1, 2014 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 1, 2016 — 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 sometimes known as 'Little Saturday' in Sweden because it's a popular night for socializing?