What day was the 31st of January 1995?

Answer 1

Tuesday, according to my Casio watch. (correct) Here's a great formula:

January 31, 1995 was on a Tuesday! See Chart below:

(years in BOLD indicate Leap Years)

January 31, 1993 was on a Sunday

January 31, 1994 was on a Monday

January 31, 1995 was on a Tuesday

January 31, 1996 was on a Wednesday

January 31, 1997 was on a Friday

January 31, 1998 was on a Saturday

January 31, 1999 was on a Sunday

January 31, 2000 was on a Monday

January 31, 2001 was on a Wednesday

January 31, 2002 was on a Thursday

January 31, 2003 was on a Friday

January 31, 2004 was on a Saturday

January 31, 2005 was on a Monday

January 31, 2006 was on a Tuesday

January 31, 2007 was on a Wednesday

January 31, 2008 was on a Thursday

January 31, 2009 was on a Saturday

January 31, 2010 was on a Sunday

If you notice the days are usually sequential.

In 1993 it fell on Sunday, in 1994 it fell on a Monday, the following year 1995 it fell on Tuesday, again the next year 1996 it fell on a Wednesday, (see the pattern) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday? This occurs until 1997 when it skips Thursday and the 31st falls on a Friday, why? because 1996 was a leap year and therefore one day was added to the year, (Feb 29) pushing the 31st of January up one day in the following year 1997 when it falls on Friday (not Thursday)

The same thing happens from 1997 - 2000 the days of January 31st are Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Since the Year 2000 was a Leap Year again, the following year 2001, we skip Tuesday and the 31st falls on Wednesday.

You can continue this pattern up until well infinity if you choose to do so, just remember skipping a day for the year that follows a Leap Year.

Let's continue up until 2012 (our next leap year)

January 31, 2011 will be on a Monday

January 31, 2012 will be on a Tuesday

January 31, 2013 will fall on a Thursday (skipping Wednesday)

There will always be FOUR sequential days beginning the year AFTER LEAP YEAR and Ending with a Leap Year. Here's another quick show of that beginning with January 31 2009, year after leap year of 2008. These are the days January 31st will fall on or did fall on.

2009 Sunday

2010 Monday

2011 Tuesday

2012 Wednesday

2013 Friday

2014 Saturday

2015 Sunday

2016 Monday

2017 Wednesday

2018 Thursday

2019 Friday

2020 Saturday