Home Weekday Before If today is Tuesday, 13 days before

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

Answer: Wednesday

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

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

Quick Answer

What is Tuesday − 13 days?

These sentences all describe the same result:

If today is Tuesday, 13 days before was Wednesday
13 days before Tuesday is Wednesday
Tuesday − 13 days = Wednesday
The weekday 13 days before Tuesday is Wednesday

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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 Tuesday and count backward 6 step(s).

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

Common values going backward from Tuesday.

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

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

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