Day of the week calculator

Enter any date to see which day of the week it falls on.

Your answer

July 20, 1969Sunday
Day of the year201
ISO week number29
Leap yearNo

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  1. Count days from a known reference date and take the remainder after dividing by 7.

Method and assumptions

The weekday follows from counting days on the Gregorian calendar (in use in most countries since 1582, in Britain and its colonies since 1752). ISO week numbers start on Monday, and week 1 contains the year’s first Thursday.

Questions

What day was July 20, 1969?

A Sunday.

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