Day of the Week Calculator
You've got the message that your beloved auntie comes to your place on 5th April. But what's the day of the week of that visit, is that a middle of the workweek or is it a Sunday? Our day of the week calculator is prepared for such questions - just select the date from a calendar and the tool will display the day of the week. Check out what day of the week you were born on, or what day of the week is April 8 2024, which is the day of a total solar eclipse for several states. If you're interested in the origins of the days of the week, you won't be disappointed as we also wrote a short paragraph about names.
What day of the week was I born? What day of the week is April 8 2024?
People often want to know which weekday they were born on. How to find what day it was with this day of the week calculator?
- Click on the displayed today's date.
- The calendar appears. Choose the year of your birth from a drop-down list.
- Using the arrows, select the month of your birthday.
- Finally, click on the day of your birthday.
Easy-peasy!
With this day of the week calculator, you can quickly check many other dates, for example you can find out that next total solar eclipse in the US is on Monday.
Days of the week origin
Have you ever wondered what is the etymology of the weekday names? No? We neither. Apart from obvious Sunday, we didn't think about it before.
The Romans named the days after their gods and the celestial bodies such as Moon and Sun. Romance languages still resemble those names, but English names were filtered through ages by Germanic and Norse culture. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday names are influenced by their myths, but Moon, Sun and Saturn are still visible cores in remaining days' names:
| Planet | Latin | Old English | English | Spanish | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Dies Lunae | Mōnandæg (Moon's day) | Monday | lunes | lundi | lunedi |
| Mars | Dies Martis | Tīwesdæg (Tiw's day) | Tuesday | martes | mardi | martedi |
| Mercury | Dies Mercurii | Wōdnesdæg (Wōden's day) | Wednesday | miércoles | mercredi | mercoledì |
| Jupiter | Dies Jovis | Þunresdæg (Þunor's day) | Thursday | jueves | jeudi | giovedi |
| Venus | Dies Veneris | Frīgedæg (Frigg's / Freya's day) | Friday | viernes | vendredi | venerdì |
| Saturn | Dies Saturni | Sæternesdæg (Saturn's day) | Saturday | sábado | samedi | sabato |
| Sun | Dies Solis | Sunnandæg (Sun's day) | Sunday | domingo | dimanche | domenica |
Other Time & Date calculators
If you're satisfied with this day of the week calculator, maybe our other tools will be useful?
- Do you need to know what the date is in e.g. 60 days? This day counter is a must.
- Can't wait for Christmas time? Check out days until Christmas tool.
- If you're pregnant and want to calculate not the weekdays, but in which week you are, have a look at due date calculator.