Friday, August 01, 2014

Something special this month ?

Have you received this message? -

"this year, the month of August will count 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This phenomenon occurs only once every 823 years. Chinese people call it: 'Pocketful of money!' " - but that is not true. It happens every 11 years. You can read more details here.

5 of the same day in one month in 2014

Days that occur 5 times, on these dates:
1 / 8 / 15 / 222 / 9 / 16 / 233 / 10 / 17 / 24
31 day month29th of month30th of month31st of monthComments
January 20145 Wednesdays5 Thursdays5 FridaysSame as October
March 20145 Saturdays5 Sundays5 Mondays
May 20145 Thursdays5 Fridays5 Saturdays
July 20145 Tuesdays5 Wednesdays5 Thursdays
August 20145 Fridays5 Saturdays5 Sundays
October 20145 Wednesdays5 Thursdays5 FridaysSame as January
December 20145 Mondays5 Tuesdays5 Wednesdays
Not occurring in 2014: A month with 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays

1 comment:

Alan G said...

Thanks for the clarification and information. I was able to share it with others who were not as informed with regard to its mythic history.

It is amazing how little we seem to know about our calendar even though most of us use it almost on a daily basis.