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August 21, 2012 was a Tuesday

August 21, 2012 fell on a Tuesday. It was the 234th day of 2012, in ISO week 34, and the 3rd Tuesday of August that year.

Day of the week
Tuesday
August 21, 2012
Day of the year
234
of 366 in 2012
ISO week
34
quarter 3 of 2012
Gregorian calendar, UTC · 2012 was a leap year of 366 days · August had 31 days

What day of the week was August 21 2012?

A Tuesday. August 2012 began on a Wednesday and ran 31 days, so the 21st landed on a Tuesday, the 3rd one of the month. There were Tuesdays on the 7, 14, 28 of that month as well. 132 days of 2012 remained after it.

What else was August 21 2012?

It sat in meteorological summer in the northern hemisphere, in the 3rd quarter of 2012. 2012 was a leap year, so it carried a 29 February and 366 days in total, and August 2012 contained 23 weekdays. No widely marked holiday falls on August 21, so the weekday is usually what the question is after.

August 21 in nearby years

DateWeekdayDay of yearDays
August 21, 2009Friday2336,288 ago
August 21, 2010Saturday2335,923 ago
August 21, 2011Sunday2335,558 ago
August 21, 2012Tuesday2345,192 ago
August 21, 2013Wednesday2334,827 ago
August 21, 2014Thursday2334,462 ago
August 21, 2015Friday2334,097 ago

The weekday of a fixed date moves forward one place each year and two across a leap year, which is why August 21 does not settle on any one day. After 2012 it fell on a Tuesday again in 2018, 2029. Before 2012 it was a Tuesday in 2001 and 2007.

How long ago was August 21 2012?

5,192 days, which is 14 years, 2 months and 18 days as a calendar span. The full breakdown, in weeks, months and round day milestones, is on how long ago was August 21 2012. For the whole of 2012 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 2012.

Questions

What day of the week was August 21 2012?
A Tuesday.
What day of the year was it?
Day 234 of 366 in 2012, in ISO week 34 and quarter 3.
Was 2012 a leap year?
Yes, 2012 had 366 days and a 29 February.
When was August 21 a Tuesday again?
In 2018, 2029.

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