May 21, 1999 was a Friday
May 21, 1999 fell on a Friday. It was the 141st day of 1999, in ISO week 20, and the 3rd Friday of May that year.
What day of the week was May 21 1999?
A Friday. May 1999 began on a Saturday and ran 31 days, so the 21st landed on a Friday, the 3rd one of the month. There were Fridays on the 7, 14, 28 of that month as well. 224 days of 1999 remained after it.
What else was May 21 1999?
It sat in meteorological spring in the northern hemisphere, in the 2nd quarter of 1999. 1999 was a common year, with no 29 February and 365 days in total, and May 1999 contained 21 weekdays. No widely marked holiday falls on May 21, so the weekday is usually what the question is after.
May 21 in nearby years
| Date | Weekday | Day of year | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1996 | Tuesday | 142 | 11,084 ago |
| May 21, 1997 | Wednesday | 141 | 10,719 ago |
| May 21, 1998 | Thursday | 141 | 10,354 ago |
| May 21, 1999 | Friday | 141 | 9,989 ago |
| May 21, 2000 | Sunday | 142 | 9,623 ago |
| May 21, 2001 | Monday | 141 | 9,258 ago |
| May 21, 2002 | Tuesday | 141 | 8,893 ago |
The weekday of a fixed date moves forward one place each year and two across a leap year, which is why May 21 does not settle on any one day. After 1999 it fell on a Friday again in 2004, 2010, 2021, 2027. Before 1999 it was a Friday in 1993.
How long ago was May 21 1999?
9,989 days, which is 27 years, 4 months and 4 days as a calendar span. The full breakdown, in weeks, months and round day milestones, is on how long ago was May 21 1999. For the whole of 1999 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 1999.
Questions
- What day of the week was May 21 1999?
- A Friday.
- What day of the year was it?
- Day 141 of 365 in 1999, in ISO week 20 and quarter 2.
- Was 1999 a leap year?
- No, 1999 had 365 days.
- When was May 21 a Friday again?
- In 2004, 2010, 2021, 2027.
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