What was the date 8 weeks ago?

Solution

Sunday March 24, 2024

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8 weeks ago from today was 24 Mar 2024, a Sunday. Week conversions that span across multiple months now must consider the 19 days left in middle of May because 8 weeks will keep us in May and we don’t need to worry about adjusting months or years. Run this calculation first by understanding where we’re at in May, identify if we’ll drop into April, and count backwards by 8.

How we calculated 8 weeks before today

All of our day calculators are measured and QA'd by our engineer. Read more about the Git process here. But here's how 8 weeks ago gets calculated on each visit:

We started with date inputs: used current day of 19 May, then set the calculation - 8 weeks, and factored in the year 2024
Noted your current time of year: 8 weeks in May will keep us in May and we don’t need to worry about adjusting months or years.
Counted backwards weeks from current day: date - 19 May, factoring in the 19 days left in May to calculate Sunday March 24, 2024
Did NOT factor in workdays: In this calculation, we kept weekend. See below for just workdays or the fiscal calendar

Tips when solving for March 24

Current date: 19 May
Day of the week: Sunday
New Date: Sunday March 24, 2024
New Date Day of the week: Sunday
March is usually not, but sometimes super tricky. Factor in Leap Years and Easter, which falls on varying dates each year, if you need a date in the past.
This calculation crosses at least one month. Remeber, this will change our day of the week.

Ways to calculate 8 weeks ago

Calculate it: Start with a time ago calculator. 8 weeks is easiest solved on a calculator. For ours, we've already factored in the 19 days in May + all number of days in each month and the number of days in . Simply add your weeks and choose the length of time, then click "calculate". This calculation does not factor in workdays or holidays (see below!).
Use May's calendar: Begin by identifying 19 May on a calendar, note that it’s Sunday, and the total days in April (trust me, you’ll need this for smaller calculations) and days until last year (double trust me, you'll need this for larger calculations). From there, count backwards 8 times weeks by weeks, subtracting weeks from until your remainder of weeks is 0.
Use excel: For more complex weeks calculations or if you h8 our site (kidding), I use Excel functions like =TODAY()-8 to get or =WORKDAY(TODAY()), -8, cell:cell) for working weeks.

Working weeks in 8 calendar weeks

8 weeks is Sunday March 24, 2024 or could be if you only want workdays. This calculation takes 8 weeks and only subtracts by the number of workdays in a week. Remember, removing the weekend from our calculation will drastically change our original Sunday March 24, 2024 date.

Work weeks Solution

Date 8 work weeks ago
Saturday March 02, 2024

Week of Sunday March 24, 2024

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

8 weeks back

Sunday

March 24

The past 8 weeks is equivalent to:

Counting back from today is Sunday March 24, 2024 using a full calendar, and is also 1344 hours ago and 23.01% of the year.

8 weeks = 1344 hours

8 weeks = 1.806 months

8 weeks = 8.0 weeks

8 weeks = 0.153 years

8 weeks = 80640 minutes

8 weeks = 4838400 seconds

Did you know?

Sunday Sunday March 24, 2024 was the 084 day of the year. At that time, it was 23.01% through 2024.

In 8 weeks, the average person Spent...

12028.8 hours Sleeping
1599.36 hours Eating and drinking
2620.8 hours Household activities
779.52 hours Housework
860.16 hours Food preparation and cleanup
268.8 hours Lawn and garden care
4704.0 hours Working and work-related activities
4327.68 hours Working
7082.88 hours Leisure and sports
3843.84 hours Watching television

What happened on March 24 (8 weeks ago) over the years?

On March 24:

1921 Comedian Oliver Hardy (29) marries actress Myrtle Reeves (24)
2020 Japan's Prime Minister ShinzA Abe announces postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games until summer of 2021 because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic