May 21, 2000 was a Sunday
May 21, 2000 fell on a Sunday. It was the 142nd day of 2000, in ISO week 20, and the 3rd Sunday of May that year. It was a weekend day.
What day of the week was May 21 2000?
A Sunday. May 2000 began on a Monday and ran 31 days, so the 21st landed on a Sunday, the 3rd one of the month. There were Sundays on the 7, 14, 28 of that month as well. 224 days of 2000 remained after it.
What else was May 21 2000?
It sat in meteorological spring in the northern hemisphere, in the 2nd quarter of 2000. 2000 was a leap year, so it carried a 29 February and 366 days in total, and May 2000 contained 23 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, 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 |
| May 21, 2003 | Wednesday | 141 | 8,528 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 2000 it fell on a Sunday again in 2006, 2017, 2023, 2028. Before 2000 it was a Sunday in 1995.
How long ago was May 21 2000?
9,623 days, which is 26 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 2000. For the whole of 2000 rather than this one date, see how long ago was 2000.
Questions
- What day of the week was May 21 2000?
- A Sunday.
- What day of the year was it?
- Day 142 of 366 in 2000, in ISO week 20 and quarter 2.
- Was 2000 a leap year?
- Yes, 2000 had 366 days and a 29 February.
- When was May 21 a Sunday again?
- In 2006, 2017, 2023, 2028.
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