CLOCKS AND CALENDAR

CALENDAR

Problems:

1. What day of the week was 20th June, 1837 A.D.?

Solution:
From 1AD, 1836 complete years + First 5 months of 1837 + 20 days of June = 20 th
June1837 A.D.
First 1600 years give no odd days
Next 200 years give 3 odd days
Next 36 years give 3 odd days.
1836 years give 3 + 3 = 6 odd days
From 1st January to 20th June 1837, there are 3 odd days.
Total number of odd days = (6 + 3) or = 2 i.e. 2 odd days
It means, that the 20th June falls on the 2nd odd day commencing from Monday.
The required day was Tuesday.
i.e. 20th January, 1837 was a Tuesday.

Odd days during 1st January to 20th June

(January = 3 odd days
February = 0
March = 3
April = 2
May = 3
June = 6
Total = 17)

2. How many times the 29th of a month occur in 400 consecutive years?
Solution:
In 400 consecutive years, there are 97 leap years. Hence, in 400 consecutive years,
February has the 29th day occurring 97 times and in the remaining 11 months, the
number of times 29th day of a month occurs
= 400  11 = 4400 times
29th day of month occurs (4400 + 97) = 4497 times.

Rule:
In the years 1 to100, there are 76 ordinary years + 24 leap years. (see (viii) above)
In the years 1 to400, there are (4  24 + 1) = 97 leap years, including the closing
year which is leap year. (see (viii) above)

3. Today is 3rd November. The day of the week is Monday. This is a leap year. What
will be the day of the week on this day after 3 years?
Solution:
This is a leap year
None of the next three years will be a leap year. Each year will give one odd day. So,
the day of the week will be 3 odd days beyond Monday i.e. it will be Thursday.