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August 9, 2020 was a
Sunday

August 9, 2020 was a Sunday — that’s 2,130 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
222 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
2,130

How to solve: August 9, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance9 − 8→1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(6 + 1) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1974Richard Nixon resigns presidency

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 8, 2020 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 10, 2020 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 9, 2019 — FridayOne year laterAugust 9, 2021 — 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 often used for major elections in several countries around the world?