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July 23, 2024 was a
Tuesday

July 23, 2024 was a Tuesday — that’s 686 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
Tuesday
Day of year
205 of 366
ISO week
Week 30
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
686

How to solve: July 23, 2024

  1. 1
    Century anchor2000s→Tuesday (2)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1224 ÷ 12→2
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1224 % 12→0
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 40 ÷ 4→0
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(2 + 2 + 0 + 0) % 7→4 → Thursday
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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(4 + 12) % 7→2 → Tuesday

Related dates

Day beforeJuly 22, 2024 — MondayDay afterJuly 24, 2024 — WednesdayOne year earlierJuly 23, 2023 — SundayOne year laterJuly 23, 2025 — Wednesday
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 Tuesday is often the best day to book flights, as per some travel experts?