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August 1, 2021 was a
Sunday

August 1, 2021 was a Sunday — that’s 1,772 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 365
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
1,772

How to solve: August 1, 2021

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1221 ÷ 12→1
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1221 % 12→9
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 49 ÷ 4→2
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 1 + 9 + 2) % 7→0 → Sunday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance1 − 8→-7
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  8. 8
    Final answer(0 + -7) % 7→0 → Sunday

On this day in history

  • 1981MTV launches
  • 2008Airbnb is founded

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 31, 2021 — SaturdayDay afterAugust 2, 2021 — MondayOne year earlierAugust 1, 2020 — SaturdayOne year laterAugust 1, 2022 — 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 in Christianity, Sunday is observed as the Lord's Day and a day of worship and rest?