Calendar Important Formulas for Aptitude

 

Calendar Important Formulas for Aptitude 

Ordinary Year 

365 days = 52 weeks + 1 day
it has 1 odd day 

for eg:-  Jan 1 2005 is Saturday  then Jan 1 2006 would be Sunday as the difference in year is one and both are Ordinary Year

Year                    Difference                 Day 

Jan 1 2005        -                               Saturday
Jan 1 2006        2006-2005 = 1         Sunday
Jan 1 2007        2007-2005 = 2         Monday

Leap Year

366 days = 52 weeks + 2 day
it has 2 odd day 

for eg:-  

Year                   Odd Days                Day                 Year Type

Jan 1 2005                1                     Saturday          Ordinary Year
Jan 1 2006                1                     Sunday            Ordinary Year
Jan 1 2007                1                     Monday           Ordinary Year
Jan 1 2008                2                     Tuesday              Leap Year
Jan 1 2009               1                    Thursday         Ordinary Year

1.A year is a Leap year if a year is not a century year the & It is divisible by 4
2. A year is a Leap year if a century year is divisible by 400

For eg:-

1900 - Ordinary Year
1900 is a Centuary Year 
So divide 1900 by 400 But , 1900 is not divisible by 400.

2006 - Ordinary Year
2006 is not a century year 
So divide 2006 by 4 But, 2006 is not divisible by 4

2004 - Leap Year
2004 is not a century year
So divide 2004 by 4 & 2004 is divisible by 4

2000  - Leap Year
2000 is a Centuary Year 
So divide 2000 by 400 & 2000 is divisible by 400.


For eg:-

Today is Sunday. After 94 days, it will be: 

Step 1:- Divide no of days by 7
94 / 7 =13
remainder is 3 

Step 2:- if today is Sunday then 91st day would be Sunday

Step 3:- Sunday + 3 days = Wednesday

So If today is Sunday then after 94 days it will be Wednesday.


Shortcut:-

No of Days      0        1         2        3        4        5        6
Day                   Sun    Mon     Tue    Wed    Thu      Fri       Sat


Today is Friday After 86 days it will be:-

86/7 = 12
Remainder 2
Friday + 2 days =Sunday 

Year


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