Calendar and weekdays
You learn to work with weeks and days on the calendar.
How to work it out
- On the calendar each week is a row: a week later is one row down.
- Looking for the third Thursday? Go two rows down from the first one.
- Find the days between two dates by subtracting the dates.
- For the weekday, count on: after 7 days it is the same day again.
It is Thursday 12 November. What is the date in 2 weeks?
- 2 weeks is 14 days.
- Add 14 to 12: 12 + 14 = 26.
- It is a Thursday again, so 26 November.
More examples
What is the date of the third Thursday in October?
- Find the first Thursday.
- Then go two rows down: that is the third Thursday.
How many days is it from 12 to 30 October?
- Subtract the dates: 30 − 12 = 18.
- It is 18 days.