Home Weekday Before If today is Friday, 13 days before

If today is Friday, what day was it 13 days before?

Answer: Saturday

Weekdays repeat every 7 days. So we only need the remainder after dividing 13 by 7, then move backward that many days from Friday.

Quick rule:
remainder = 13 mod 7 = 6
move backward 6 day(s) from Friday
Saturday

Quick Answer

What is Friday − 13 days?

These sentences all describe the same result:

If today is Friday, 13 days before was Saturday
13 days before Friday is Saturday
Friday − 13 days = Saturday
The weekday 13 days before Friday is Saturday

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Detailed Math (Step-by-Step)

We show the whole operation clearly (modulo 7).

Step 1: Find the remainder

Since weekdays repeat every 7 days: days mod 7 tells us how many steps to move backward.

Days 13
Divide by 7 1 remainder 6
Remainder 6
Meaning: Jump whole weeks first (they don’t change the weekday), then move the remainder days backward.

Step 2: Move backward 6 day(s)

Start at Friday and count backward 6 step(s).

Step Weekday
0Friday (start)
1Thursday
2Wednesday
3Tuesday
4Monday
5Sunday
6Saturday (result)
Final: Friday − 13 days = Saturday
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Quick Lookup Table

Common values going backward from Friday.

Days before Friday Weekday Remainder (mod 7)
0 Friday 0
1 Thursday 1
2 Wednesday 2
3 Tuesday 3
4 Monday 4
5 Sunday 5
6 Saturday 6
7 Friday 0
8 Thursday 1
9 Wednesday 2
10 Tuesday 3
13 Saturday 6
14 Friday 0
21 Friday 0
28 Friday 0
30 Wednesday 2

Tip: Any number of days that differs by a multiple of 7 lands on the same weekday.

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