May 1, 2002 was a Wednesday
May 1, 2002 fell on a Wednesday. It was the 121st day of 2002, in ISO week 18, and the 1st Wednesday of May that year.
What day of the week was May 1 2002?
A Wednesday. May 2002 began on a Wednesday and ran 31 days, so the 1st landed on a Wednesday, the 1st one of the month. There were earlier Wednesdays on the 8, 15, 22, 29 of that month as well. 244 days of 2002 remained after it.
What else was May 1 2002?
It sat in meteorological spring in the northern hemisphere, in the 2nd quarter of 2002. 2002 was a common year, with no 29 February and 365 days in total, and May 2002 contained 23 weekdays. No widely marked holiday falls on May 1, so the weekday is usually what the question is after.
May 1 in nearby years
| Date | Weekday | Day of year | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1999 | Saturday | 121 | 10,009 ago |
| May 1, 2000 | Monday | 122 | 9,643 ago |
| May 1, 2001 | Tuesday | 121 | 9,278 ago |
| May 1, 2002 | Wednesday | 121 | 8,913 ago |
| May 1, 2003 | Thursday | 121 | 8,548 ago |
| May 1, 2004 | Saturday | 122 | 8,182 ago |
| May 1, 2005 | Sunday | 121 | 7,817 ago |
The weekday of a fixed date moves forward one place each year and two across a leap year, which is why May 1 does not settle on any one day. After 2002 it fell on a Wednesday again in 2013, 2019, 2024, 2030. Before 2002 it was a Wednesday in 1991 and 1996.
How long ago was May 1 2002?
8,913 days, which is 24 years, 4 months and 24 days as a calendar span. The full breakdown, in weeks, months and round day milestones, is on how long ago was May 1 2002. For the whole of 2002 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 2002.
Questions
- What day of the week was May 1 2002?
- A Wednesday.
- What day of the year was it?
- Day 121 of 365 in 2002, in ISO week 18 and quarter 2.
- Was 2002 a leap year?
- No, 2002 had 365 days.
- When was May 1 a Wednesday again?
- In 2013, 2019, 2024, 2030.
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