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July 23, 2020 was a
Thursday

July 23, 2020 was a Thursday — that’s 2,147 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
Thursday
Day of year
205 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
2,147

How to solve: July 23, 2020

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1220 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1220 % 12→8
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 48 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 1 + 8 + 2) % 7→6 → Saturday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayJuly→11th
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  7. 7
    Distance23 − 11→12
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 12) % 7→4 → Thursday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 2020 — WednesdayDay afterJuly 24, 2020 — FridayOne year earlierJuly 23, 2019 — TuesdayOne year laterJuly 23, 2021 — 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 Thursday is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder?