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August 21, 2020 was a Friday

August 21, 2020 fell on a Friday. It was the 234th day of 2020, in ISO week 34, and the 3rd Friday of August that year.

Day of the week
Friday
August 21, 2020
Day of the year
234
of 366 in 2020
ISO week
34
quarter 3 of 2020
Gregorian calendar, UTC · 2020 was a leap year of 366 days · August had 31 days

What day of the week was August 21 2020?

A Friday. August 2020 began on a Saturday and ran 31 days, so the 21st landed on a Friday, the 3rd one of the month. There were Fridays on the 7, 14, 28 of that month as well. 132 days of 2020 remained after it.

What else was August 21 2020?

It sat in meteorological summer in the northern hemisphere, in the 3rd quarter of 2020. The moon that day was a waxing crescent. 2020 was a leap year, so it carried a 29 February and 366 days in total, and August 2020 contained 21 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, 2017Monday2333,366 ago
August 21, 2018Tuesday2333,001 ago
August 21, 2019Wednesday2332,636 ago
August 21, 2020Friday2342,270 ago
August 21, 2021Saturday2331,905 ago
August 21, 2022Sunday2331,540 ago
August 21, 2023Monday2331,175 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 2020 it fell on a Friday again in 2026. Before 2020 it was a Friday in 2009 and 2015.

How long ago was August 21 2020?

2,270 days, which is 6 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 2020. For the whole of 2020 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 2020.

Questions

What day of the week was August 21 2020?
A Friday.
What day of the year was it?
Day 234 of 366 in 2020, in ISO week 34 and quarter 3.
Was 2020 a leap year?
Yes, 2020 had 366 days and a 29 February.
When was August 21 a Friday again?
In 2026.

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