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What day was I born?

Type your birthday to see the day of the week you were born, what the old rhyme says about it, and what day your next birthday falls on.

Your birthday

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How the day is worked out

Your birth date is turned into a day count on the modern (Gregorian) calendar, and the day of the week follows from that. It works for any birthday from 1900 on. The calculation runs in your browser, so your birthday isn't sent anywhere.

Monday's child: the old rhyme

The fortune-telling rhyme "Monday's Child" was first printed in England in the 1830s. Here's what it says about each day.

Born onThe rhyme says
MondayMonday's child is fair of face
TuesdayTuesday's child is full of grace
WednesdayWednesday's child is full of woe
ThursdayThursday's child has far to go
FridayFriday's child is loving and giving
SaturdaySaturday's child works hard for a living
SundaySunday's child is bonny and blithe, and good and gay

What day of the week was it?

Days of the week for famous dates on our timeline.

WhatDateDay
ChatGPTNovember 30, 2022Wednesday
TikTokAugust 2, 2018Thursday
FortniteJuly 25, 2017Tuesday
The Nintendo SwitchMarch 3, 2017Friday
Stranger ThingsJuly 15, 2016Friday
Pokémon GoJuly 6, 2016Wednesday
FrozenNovember 27, 2013Wednesday
SnapchatJuly 8, 2011Friday
InstagramOctober 6, 2010Wednesday
The iPadApril 3, 2010Saturday
Angry BirdsDecember 11, 2009Friday
MinecraftMay 17, 2009Sunday
SpotifyOctober 7, 2008Tuesday
Iron ManMay 2, 2008Friday
The iPhoneJune 29, 2007Friday
The WiiNovember 19, 2006Sunday
RobloxSeptember 1, 2006Friday
Pluto's demotion to dwarf planetAugust 24, 2006Thursday
TwitterJuly 15, 2006Saturday
High School MusicalJanuary 20, 2006Friday
The Office (US)March 24, 2005Thursday
YouTubeFebruary 14, 2005Monday
Mean GirlsApril 30, 2004Friday
FacebookFebruary 4, 2004Wednesday
Finding NemoMay 30, 2003Friday
The first Lord of the Rings movieDecember 19, 2001Wednesday
The first Harry Potter movieNovember 16, 2001Friday
Monsters, Inc.November 2, 2001Friday
Windows XPOctober 25, 2001Thursday
The iPodOctober 23, 2001Tuesday
ShrekMay 18, 2001Friday
WikipediaJanuary 15, 2001Monday
Permanent human presence in spaceNovember 2, 2000Thursday
The PlayStation 2March 4, 2000Saturday
The SimsFebruary 4, 2000Friday
SpongeBob SquarePantsMay 1, 1999Saturday
The FurbyOctober 2, 1998Friday
GoogleSeptember 4, 1998Friday
The movie TitanicDecember 19, 1997Friday
NetflixAugust 29, 1997Friday

What day did each year start on?

January 1 of every year from 1950 to 2020, and whether it was a leap year. Click a year for everything that year is older than.

YearJanuary 1 was aLeap year
2020WednesdayYes
2019Tuesday
2018Monday
2017Sunday
2016FridayYes
2015Thursday
2014Wednesday
2013Tuesday
2012SundayYes
2011Saturday
2010Friday
2009Thursday
2008TuesdayYes
2007Monday
2006Sunday
2005Saturday
2004ThursdayYes
2003Wednesday
2002Tuesday
2001Monday
2000SaturdayYes
1999Friday
1998Thursday
1997Wednesday
1996MondayYes
1995Sunday
1994Saturday
1993Friday
1992WednesdayYes
1991Tuesday
1990Monday
1989Sunday
1988FridayYes
1987Thursday
1986Wednesday
1985Tuesday
1984SundayYes
1983Saturday
1982Friday
1981Thursday
1980TuesdayYes
1979Monday
1978Sunday
1977Saturday
1976ThursdayYes
1975Wednesday
1974Tuesday
1973Monday
1972SaturdayYes
1971Friday
1970Thursday
1969Wednesday
1968MondayYes
1967Sunday
1966Saturday
1965Friday
1964WednesdayYes
1963Tuesday
1962Monday
1961Sunday
1960FridayYes
1959Thursday
1958Wednesday
1957Tuesday
1956SundayYes
1955Saturday
1954Friday
1953Thursday
1952TuesdayYes
1951Monday
1950Sunday

Questions people ask

What day of the week was January 1, 2000?

January 1, 2000 was a Saturday.

What day of the week was the Moon landing?

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on Sunday, July 20, 1969.

Which day of the week has the most births?

In the US, fewer babies are born on weekends than on weekdays, largely because scheduled C-sections and inductions are usually booked on weekdays.

Does my birthday fall on the same day of the week every year?

No. It moves forward one day each year, or two days when a February 29 falls in between. The whole pattern repeats every 28 years in most cases.

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