Leap year starting on Thursday
A leap year starting on Thursday is any year with 366 days (i.e. it includes 29 February) that begins on Thursday, 1 January, and ends on Friday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is DC, such as the years 1948, 1976, 2004, 2032, 2060 in the Gregorian calendar[1] or, likewise, 1988 and 2016 in the obsolete Julian calendar.
Calendars
Calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday, presented as common in many English-speaking areas |
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January |
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04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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February |
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01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | | |
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March |
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07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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April |
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04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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May |
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02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
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June |
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06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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July |
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04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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August |
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01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
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September |
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05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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October |
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03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
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November |
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07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | |
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December |
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05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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ISO 8601-conformant calendar with week numbers for any leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC) |
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January |
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01 |
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02 |
05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
03 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
04 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
05 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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April |
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14 |
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15 |
05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
16 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
17 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
18 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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July |
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27 |
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28 |
05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
29 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
30 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
31 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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October |
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40 |
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41 |
04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 |
42 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
43 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
44 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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February |
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05 |
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06 |
02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
07 |
09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
08 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
09 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
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May |
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18 |
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19 |
03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 |
20 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
21 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
22 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
23 |
31 |
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August |
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31 |
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32 |
02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
33 |
09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
34 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
35 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
36 |
30 | 31 |
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November |
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45 |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
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08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
47 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
48 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
49 |
29 | 30 | |
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March |
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10 |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
11 |
08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
12 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
13 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
14 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
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June |
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23 |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 |
24 |
07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
25 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
26 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | |
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September |
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36 |
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06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
38 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
40 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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December |
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49 |
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50 |
06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
51 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Applicable years
Gregorian Calendar
The 15 types of years repeat in a 400-year cycle (20871 weeks) in the Gregorian calendar. 43 common years per cycle or exactly 3.25 % start on a Thursday.
For this kind of year, the corresponding ISO year has 53 weeks, and the ISO week 10 (which begins March 1) and all subsequent ISO weeks occur earlier than in all other years. That means, moveable holidays may occur one calendar week later than otherwise possible, e.g. Gregorian Easter Sunday in week 17 about once per leap cycle.
Gregorian year types per leap cycle by Dominical letter (DL)[2] and Doomsday (DD)
Year starts |
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Common years |
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Leap years |
1 Jan | Count | Ratio |
31 Dec | DL | DD | Count | Ratio |
31 Dec | DL | DD | Count | Ratio |
Sun |
58 | 14.50 % |
Sun | A | Tue | 43 | 10.75 % |
Mon | AG | Wed | 15 | 03.75 % |
Sat |
56 | 14.00 % |
Sat | B | Mon | 43 | 10.75 % |
Sun | BA | Tue | 13 | 03.25 % |
Fri |
58 | 14.50 % |
Fri | C | Sun | 43 | 10.75 % |
Sat | CB | Mon | 15 | 03.75 % |
Thu |
57 | 14.25 % |
Thu | D | Sat | 44 | 11.00 % |
Fri | DC | Sun | 13 | 03.25 % |
Wed |
57 | 14.25 % |
Wed | E | Fri | 43 | 10.75 % |
Thu | ED | Sat | 14 | 03.50 % |
Tue |
58 | 14.50 % |
Tue | F | Thu | 44 | 11.00 % |
Wed | FE | Fri | 14 | 03.50 % |
Mon |
56 | 14.00 % |
Mon | G | Wed | 43 | 10.75 % |
Tue | GF | Thu | 13 | 03.25 % |
∑ |
400 | 100.0 % |
| 303 | 75.75 % |
| 97 | 24.25 % |
Julian Calendar
Like all leap year types, the one starting with 1 January on a Thursday occurs exactly once in a 28-year cycle in the Julian calendar, i.e. in 3.57 percent of years.
Sequence of year types in the Julian calendar
Year |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
DL |
G |
F |
E |
DC |
B* |
A |
G |
FE |
D |
C |
B |
AG |
F |
E |
D |
CB |
A |
G |
F |
ED |
C |
B |
A |
GF |
E |
D |
C |
BA |
1 Jan |
Mo |
Tu |
We |
Th |
Sa |
Su |
Mo |
Tu |
Th |
Fr |
Sa |
Su |
Tu |
We |
Th |
Fr |
Su |
Mo |
Tu |
We |
Fr |
Sa |
Su |
Mo |
We |
Th |
Fr |
Sa |
31 Dec |
Fr |
We |
Mo |
Sa |
Th |
Tu |
Su |
The final two digits of Julian years repeat after 700 years, i.e. 25 cycles.
References
- 1 2 Robert van Gent (2005). "The Mathematics of the ISO 8601 Calendar". Utrecht University, Department of Mathematics.
- ↑ Robert H. van Gent (2005). "Mathematics of the ISO calendar". Department of Mathematics at Utrecht University.