December 6, 2001 was a Thursday
December 6, 2001 fell on a Thursday. It was the 340th day of 2001, in ISO week 49, and the 1st Thursday of December that year.
What day of the week was December 6 2001?
A Thursday. December 2001 began on a Saturday and ran 31 days, so the 6th landed on a Thursday, the 1st one of the month. There were earlier Thursdays on the 13, 20, 27 of that month as well. 25 days of 2001 remained after it.
What else was December 6 2001?
It sat in meteorological winter in the northern hemisphere, in the 4th quarter of 2001. 2001 was a common year, with no 29 February and 365 days in total, and December 2001 contained 21 weekdays. No widely marked holiday falls on December 6, so the weekday is usually what the question is after.
December 6 in nearby years
| Date | Weekday | Day of year | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 6, 1998 | Sunday | 340 | 10,154 ago |
| December 6, 1999 | Monday | 340 | 9,789 ago |
| December 6, 2000 | Wednesday | 341 | 9,423 ago |
| December 6, 2001 | Thursday | 340 | 9,058 ago |
| December 6, 2002 | Friday | 340 | 8,693 ago |
| December 6, 2003 | Saturday | 340 | 8,328 ago |
| December 6, 2004 | Monday | 341 | 7,962 ago |
The weekday of a fixed date moves forward one place each year and two across a leap year, which is why December 6 does not settle on any one day. After 2001 it fell on a Thursday again in 2007, 2012, 2018, 2029. Before 2001 it was a Thursday in 1990.
How long ago was December 6 2001?
9,058 days, which is 24 years, 9 months and 18 days as a calendar span. The full breakdown, in weeks, months and round day milestones, is on how long ago was December 6 2001. For the whole of 2001 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 2001.
Questions
- What day of the week was December 6 2001?
- A Thursday.
- What day of the year was it?
- Day 340 of 365 in 2001, in ISO week 49 and quarter 4.
- Was 2001 a leap year?
- No, 2001 had 365 days.
- When was December 6 a Thursday again?
- In 2007, 2012, 2018, 2029.
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