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July 31, 2016 was a
Sunday

July 31, 2016 was a Sunday — that’s 3,599 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
213 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
3,599

How to solve: July 31, 2016

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1216 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1216 % 12→4
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 44 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 1 + 4 + 1) % 7→1 → Monday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance31 − 11→20
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  8. 8
    Final answer(1 + 20) % 7→0 → Sunday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 30, 2016 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 1, 2016 — MondayOne year earlierJuly 31, 2015 — FridayOne year laterJuly 31, 2017 — 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?