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August 9, 2024 was a
Friday

August 9, 2024 was a Friday — that’s 669 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
Friday
Day of year
222 of 366
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
Yes
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
669

How to solve: August 9, 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 doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance9 − 8→1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(4 + 1) % 7→5 → Friday

On this day in history

  • 1974Richard Nixon resigns presidency

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 8, 2024 — ThursdayDay afterAugust 10, 2024 — SaturdayOne year earlierAugust 9, 2023 — WednesdayOne year laterAugust 9, 2025 — Saturday
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 astrology, Friday is associated with Venus, the planet of love and beauty?