Trivia stuff

[sarge43]

This August will have 5 Sundays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays

This happens every 823 years.

[Enrique]

1. seems like it would be every 7 years

what am i missing...

[sarge43]

2. Run a check for 2008, 2001 and 1994 for a threefer

2001: Sun, Sat

2001: Mon

1994: None

Would appear the combo is rare

[pinboy3niner]

3. But this year will NEVER top 1192

Who can forget that one? Ah, the good old days...

[Brother Buzz]

5. You're comparing apples and oranges

In 1192 they were still using the Julian calendar, not the less flawed Gregorian calendar.

[kellytore]

4. It happened in 2010.

[sarge43]

6. August 2010

The 1st was on a Sunday which allows for 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays, but only 4 Saturdays.

[kellytore]

7. 2009

There were 5 Mondays, Sundays, and Saturdays, in that year.

[sarge43]

8. In August? n/t

[lastlib]

9. yup!

looks like it'll happen again in 2020, 2026, 2037, 2043, and 2048. There are more instances, but i won't bother to list 'em.

I think the 823 years bit is just out of someone's arse.

[sarge43]

10. Thank you. I sit corrected.

[Cal33]

14. If you picked an August 1 that falls on a Saturday, then Aug. 29, 30 and 31 will also have

to be Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Q.E.D. No big problem.

[lastlib]

11. OK, i'll eat my words--it may happen every 823 years.......

but it appears that it also happens every 28 years, every, 56 years, and every 84 years. There is a cycle to it, but I haven't yeat worked out the mathematics of it.

In fact, every month that has 31 days has five of three consecutive days in it. Nature of the beast.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

15. You're on the right track

All 31 day months must have 5 instances of 3 of the 7 days of the week. The next occurrence of the Saturday, Sunday and Monday trio x 5 will be October of 2016. The number of years between when this will occur next in August would be 7 but every 7 year stretch has at least one leap year in it. That means we only have to wait 5 years until the next occurrence in August because the next 7 years have 2 leap years. The following 7 years has only 1 leap year so the after 2020 the next occurrence in August should be in 2026. And so no....

[olddots]

12. well maybe on your planet

[mackerel]

13. I hope it adds an extra pay day :)

[rug]

16. Thanks!. I'll mark it in my 2838 calendar.