Day of the Week Finder
Find out which day of the week any date falls on, past or future.
How to use the Day Finder
- Pick any date.
- Read the weekday instantly, plus its Hindi name.
- See the day of the year and ISO week number.
Find the day for any date
What day were you born on? What day was 15 August 1947? Which weekday will your exam, wedding or Diwali fall on next year? Enter any date and get the answer instantly, based on the Gregorian calendar used in India and most of the world.
Extra details
- Hindi name of the weekday (such as सोमवार for Monday), handy for invitations and religious events.
- Day of the year: 1 January is day 1 and 31 December is day 365, or 366 in a leap year.
- ISO week number: the week-numbering used in business planning, where week 1 is the week containing the year’s first Thursday.
Interesting facts
- India became independent on a Friday, 15 August 1947.
- The Constitution came into effect on a Sunday, 26 January 1950.
- The calendar repeats every 400 years, and most years share their layout with another year 6, 11 or 28 years apart.
Planning with weekdays
Knowing the weekday helps avoid clashes: check whether a deadline falls on a Sunday, whether a holiday creates a long weekend, or which day of the week an event lands on years ahead.
Related
To see how old you are, use the age calculator. To find a date some days away, use add days to a date. For business days, the working days calculator.
Quick answers
How is the weekday worked out? From the date using the Gregorian calendar rules, including leap years. Does it work for very old dates? Yes, though for dates before a country adopted the Gregorian calendar (India used it widely from British times), historical records may differ. Is 2028 a leap year? Yes, years divisible by 4 are leap years, except century years not divisible by 400.
Tip: use it to plan events so they fall on weekends or holidays that suit your guests.
Frequently asked questions
What day was I born?
What day was 15 August 1947?
What is the ISO week number?
Can I check future dates?
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