Common year starting on Saturday

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A common year starting on Saturday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Saturday, 1 January, and ends on Saturday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is B. The most recent year of such kind was 2022 and the next one will be 2033 in the Gregorian calendar [1] or, likewise, 2023 and 2034 in the obsolete Julian calendar. See below for more.

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Any common year that starts on Wednesday, Friday or Saturday has only one Friday the 13th: the only one in this common year occurs in May. Leap years starting on Friday share this characteristic.

From July of the year that precedes this year (In this case, 2021, which was the most recent common year to start on a Friday) until September in this type of year is the longest period (14 months) that occurs without a Tuesday the 13th. Leap years starting on Wednesday share this characteristic, from August of the common year that precedes it (Common year starting on Tuesday) to October in that type of year.

Calendars

Calendar for any common year starting on Saturday,
presented as common in many English-speaking areas
January
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01
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February
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20212223242526
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March
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
0102030405
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20212223242526
2728293031 
 
April
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
0102
03040506070809
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24252627282930
 
May
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01020304050607
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15161718192021
22232425262728
293031 
 
June
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
01020304
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12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930 
 
July
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
0102
03040506070809
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31 
August
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
010203040506
07080910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031 
 
September
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
010203
04050607080910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
 
October
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
01
02030405060708
09101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031 
November
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
0102030405
06070809101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930 
 
December
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
010203
04050607080910
11121314151617
18192021222324
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ISO 8601-conformant calendar with week numbers for
any common year starting on Saturday (dominical letter B) preceded by Common year starting on Friday (dominical letter C)
January
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520102
0103040506070809
0210111213141516
0317181920212223
0424252627282930
0531 
February
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
05010203040506
0607080910111213
0714151617181920
0821222324252627
0928 
  
March
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
09010203040506
1007080910111213
1114151617181920
1221222324252627
1328293031 
  
April
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
13010203
1404050607080910
1511121314151617
1618192021222324
17252627282930
  
May
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
1701
1802030405060708
1909101112131415
2016171819202122
2123242526272829
223031 
June
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
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2520212223242526
2627282930 
  
July
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2918192021222324
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August
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
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3422232425262728
35293031 
  
September
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
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3819202122232425
392627282930 
  
October
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
390102
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4324252627282930
4431 
November
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
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4721222324252627
48282930 
  
December
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
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4905060708091011
5012131415161718
5119202122232425
52262728293031 
  
ISO 8601-conformant calendar with week numbers for
any common year starting on Saturday (dominical letter B) preceded by Leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC)
January
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
530102
0103040506070809
0210111213141516
0317181920212223
0424252627282930
0531 
February
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
05010203040506
0607080910111213
0714151617181920
0821222324252627
0928 
  
March
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
09010203040506
1007080910111213
1114151617181920
1221222324252627
1328293031 
  
April
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
13010203
1404050607080910
1511121314151617
1618192021222324
17252627282930
  
May
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
1701
1802030405060708
1909101112131415
2016171819202122
2123242526272829
223031 
June
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
220102030405
2306070809101112
2413141516171819
2520212223242526
2627282930 
  
July
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
26010203
2704050607080910
2811121314151617
2918192021222324
3025262728293031
  
August
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
3101020304050607
3208091011121314
3315161718192021
3422232425262728
35293031 
  
September
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
3501020304
3605060708091011
3712131415161718
3819202122232425
392627282930 
  
October
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
390102
4003040506070809
4110111213141516
4217181920212223
4324252627282930
4431 
November
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
44010203040506
4507080910111213
4614151617181920
4721222324252627
48282930 
  
December
WkMoTuWeThFrSaSu
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5119202122232425
52262728293031 
  

Applicable years

Gregorian Calendar

In the (currently used) Gregorian calendar, alongside Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Friday, the fourteen types of year (seven common, seven leap) repeat in a 400-year cycle (20871 weeks). Forty-three common years per cycle or exactly 10.75% start on a Saturday. The 28-year sub-cycle will break at a century year which is not divisible by 400 (e.g. it broke at the year 1900 but not at the year 2000).

Gregorian common years starting on Saturday
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
16th century prior to first adoption (proleptic) 1583 1594
17th century 1605 1611 1622 1633 1639 1650 1661 1667 1678 1689 1695
18th century 1701 1707 1718 1729 1735 1746 1757 1763 1774 1785 1791
19th century 1803 1814 1825 1831 1842 1853 1859 - 1870 1881 1887 1898
20th century 1910 1921 1927 1938 1949 1955 1966 1977 1983 1994
21st century 2005 2011 2022 2033 2039 2050 2061 2067 2078 2089 2095
22nd century 2101 2107 2118 2129 2135 2146 2157 2163 2174 2185 2191
23rd century 2203 2214 2225 2231 2242 2253 2259 - 2270 2281 2287 2298
24th century 2310 2321 2327 2338 2349 2355 2366 2377 2383 2394
25th century 2405 2411 2422 2433 2439 2450 2461 2467 2478 2489 2495
400-year cycle
0–99511223339506167788995
100–199101107118129135146157163174185191
200–299203214225231242253259270281287298
300–399310321327338349355366377383394

Julian Calendar

In the now-obsolete Julian calendar, the fourteen types of year (seven common, seven leap) repeat in a 28-year cycle (1461 weeks). A leap year has two adjoining dominical letters, (one for January and February and the other for March to December in the Church of England, as 29 February has no letter). Each of the seven two-letter sequences occurs once within a cycle, and every common letter thrice.

As the Julian calendar repeats after 28 years that means it will also repeat after 700 years, i.e. 25 cycles. The year's position in the cycle is given by the formula (((year + 8) mod 28) + 1). Years 10, 16 and 27 of the cycle are common years beginning on Saturday. 2017 is year 10 of the cycle. Approximately 10.71% of all years are common years beginning on Saturday.

Julian common years starting on Saturday
Decade1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
15th century 1401 1407 1418 1429 1435 1446 1457 1463 1474 1485 1491
16th century 1502 1513 1519 1530 1541 1547 1558 1569 1575 15861597
17th century16031614162516311642165316591670168116871698
18th century17091715172617371743175417651771178217931799
19th century1810182118271838184918551866187718831894
20th century19051911192219331939195019611967197819891995
21st century2006201720232034204520512062207320792090

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A leap year is a calendar year that contains an additional day compared to a common year. The 366th day is added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year. Because astronomical events and seasons do not repeat in a whole number of days, calendars that have a constant number of days in each year will unavoidably drift over time with respect to the event that the year is supposed to track, such as seasons. By inserting ("intercalating") an additional day, a leap day, or month, a leap month, into some years, the drift between a civilization's dating system and the physical properties of the Solar System can be corrected.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Week</span> Time unit equal to seven days

A week is a unit of time equal to seven days. It is the standard time period used for short cycles of days in most parts of the world. The days are often used to indicate common work days and rest days, as well as days of worship. Weeks are often mapped against yearly calendars, but are typically not the basis for them, as weeks are not based on astronomy.

A common year starting on Sunday is any non-leap year that begins on Sunday, 1 January, and ends on Sunday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is A. The most recent year of such kind was 2023 and the next one will be 2034 in the Gregorian calendar, or, likewise, 2018 and 2029 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more.

A common year starting on Friday is any non-leap year that begins on Friday, 1 January, and ends on Friday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is C. The most recent year of such kind was 2021 and the next one will be 2027 in the Gregorian calendar, or, likewise, 2011, 2022 and 2033 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more. This common year is one of the three possible common years in which a century year can begin on, and occurs in century years that yield a remainder of 100 when divided by 400. The most recent such year was 1700 and the next one will be 2100.

A common year starting on Monday is any non-leap year that begins on Monday, 1 January, and ends on Monday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is G. The most recent year of such kind was 2018 and the next one will be 2029 in the Gregorian calendar, or likewise, 2019 and 2030 in the Julian calendar, see below for more. This common year is one of the three possible common years in which a century year can begin on and occurs in century years that yield a remainder of 300 when divided by 400. The most recent such year was 1900 and the next one will be 2300.

Dominical letters or Sunday letters are a method used to determine the day of the week for particular dates. When using this method, each year is assigned a letter depending on which day of the week the year starts. The Dominical letter for the current year 2024 is GF.

A leap year starting on Sunday is any year with 366 days that begins on Sunday, 1 January, and ends on Monday, 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are AG. The most recent year of such kind was 2012 and the next one will be 2040 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise, 1996, 2024 and 2052 in the obsolete Julian calendar.

A common year starting on Tuesday is any non-leap year that begins on Tuesday, 1 January, and ends on Tuesday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is F. The most recent year of such kind was 2019 and the next one will be 2030, or, likewise, 2014 and 2025 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more.

A leap year starting on Monday is any year with 366 days that begins on Monday, 1 January, and ends on Tuesday, 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are GF. The current year, 2024, is a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar. The last such year was 1996 and the next such year will be 2052 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise, 2008 and 2036 in the obsolete Julian calendar.

A common year starting on Wednesday is any non-leap year that begins on Wednesday, 1 January, and ends on Wednesday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is E. The most recent year of such kind was 2014, and the next one will be 2025 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise, 2015 and 2026 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more. This common year is one of the three possible common years in which a century year can begin on, and occurs in century years that yield a remainder of 200 when divided by 400. The most recent such year was 1800 and the next one will be 2200.

A leap year starting on Tuesday is any year with 366 days that begins on Tuesday, 1 January, and ends on Wednesday, 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are FE. The most recent year of such kind was 2008 and the next one will be 2036 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise 2020 and 2048 in the obsolete Julian calendar.

A common year starting on Thursday is any non-leap year that begins on Thursday, 1 January, and ends on Thursday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is D. The most recent year of such kind was 2015 and the next one will be 2026 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise, 2021 and 2027 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more.

A leap year starting on Saturday is any year with 366 days that begins on Saturday, 1 January, and ends on Sunday, 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are BA. The most recent year of such kind was 2000 and the next one will be 2028 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise 2012 and 2040 in the obsolescent Julian calendar. In the Gregorian calendar, years divisible by 400 are always leap years starting on Saturday. The most recent such occurrence was 2000 and the next one will be 2400, see below for more.

A leap year starting on Friday is any year with 366 days that begins on Friday 1 January and ends on Saturday 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are CB. The most recent year of such kind was 2016 and the next one will be 2044 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise, 2000 and 2028 in the obsolete Julian calendar.

A leap year starting on Thursday is any year with 366 days that begins on Thursday 1 January, and ends on Friday 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are DC. The most recent year of such kind was 2004 and the next one will be 2032 in the Gregorian calendar or, likewise, 2016 and 2044 in the obsolete Julian calendar.

A leap year starting on Wednesday is any year with 366 days that begins on Wednesday 1 January and ends on Thursday 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are ED. The most recent year of such kind was 2020 and the next one will be 2048 in the Gregorian calendar, or likewise, 2004 and 2032 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doomsday rule</span> Way of calculating the day of the week of a given date

The Doomsday rule, Doomsday algorithm or Doomsday method is an algorithm of determination of the day of the week for a given date. It provides a perpetual calendar because the Gregorian calendar moves in cycles of 400 years. The algorithm for mental calculation was devised by John Conway in 1973, drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll's perpetual calendar algorithm. It takes advantage of each year having a certain day of the week upon which certain easy-to-remember dates, called the doomsdays, fall; for example, the last day of February, 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12 all occur on the same day of the week in any year.

The ISO week date system is effectively a leap week calendar system that is part of the ISO 8601 date and time standard issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) since 1988 and, before that, it was defined in ISO (R) 2015 since 1971. It is used (mainly) in government and business for fiscal years, as well as in timekeeping. This was previously known as "Industrial date coding". The system specifies a week year atop the Gregorian calendar by defining a notation for ordinal weeks of the year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zimmer tower</span> Tower in Lier, Belgium

The Zimmer tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's 14th-century city fortifications. In 1930, astronomer and clockmaker Louis Zimmer (1888–1970) built the Jubilee Clock, which is displayed on the front of the tower, and consists of 12 clocks encircling a central one with 57 dials. These clocks showed time on all continents, phases of the moons, times of tides and many other periodic phenomena.

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