What day of the week was a date?
Enter any date — your birthday, Independence Day 1947, a wedding or an exam — and see the weekday instantly, along with the day of the year and the week number. The calculation uses the Gregorian calendar, valid for dates from 1582 onwards.
Days of the week in Indian languages
| English | Hindi | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Malayalam | Marathi | Bengali | Gujarati | Punjabi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | सोमवार (Somvar) | திங்கள் (Thingal) | సోమవారం (Somavaram) | ಸೋಮವಾರ (Somavara) | തിങ്കൾ (Thinkal) | सोमवार | সোমবার (Sombar) | સોમવાર | ਸੋਮਵਾਰ |
| Tuesday | मंगलवार (Mangalvar) | செவ்வாய் (Sevvai) | మంగళవారం (Mangalavaram) | ಮಂಗಳವಾರ (Mangalavara) | ചൊവ്വ (Chovva) | मंगळवार | মঙ্গলবার (Mongolbar) | મંગળવાર | ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ |
| Wednesday | बुधवार (Budhvar) | புதன் (Budhan) | బుధవారం (Budhavaram) | ಬುಧವಾರ (Budhavara) | ബുധൻ (Budhan) | बुधवार | বুধবার (Budhbar) | બુધવાર | ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ |
| Thursday | गुरुवार (Guruvar) | வியாழன் (Viyazhan) | గురువారం (Guruvaram) | ಗುರುವಾರ (Guruvara) | വ്യാഴം (Vyazham) | गुरुवार | বৃহস্পতিবার (Brihospotibar) | ગુરુવાર | ਵੀਰਵਾਰ |
| Friday | शुक्रवार (Shukravar) | வெள்ளி (Velli) | శుక్రవారం (Sukravaram) | ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ (Shukravara) | വെള്ളി (Velli) | शुक्रवार | শুক্রবার (Shukrobar) | શુક્રવાર | ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ |
| Saturday | शनिवार (Shanivar) | சனி (Sani) | శనివారం (Sanivaram) | ಶನಿವಾರ (Shanivara) | ശനി (Shani) | शनिवार | শনিবার (Shonibar) | શનિવાર | ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ |
| Sunday | रविवार (Ravivar) | ஞாயிறு (Nyayiru) | ఆదివారం (Adivaram) | ಭಾನುವಾರ (Bhanuvara) | ഞായർ (Njayar) | रविवार | রবিবার (Robibar) | રવિવાર | ਐਤਵਾਰ |
The Indian names come from the planets of the Navagraha: Som (Moon), Mangal (Mars), Budh (Mercury), Guru/Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn) and Ravi/Aditya (Sun) — the same sequence as the Latin and English day names.
Quick mental method (odd-day rule)
Count the "odd days" — remainder after dividing by 7 — for the centuries, years and months, add them up and map the total to a weekday. For most people the calculator above is faster; it also tells you whether the year is a leap year.