What was the date 1 year ago?

Solution

Friday May 19, 2023

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1 year in the past was 19 May 2023, a Friday. Subtracting 1 year in the past is usually simple. Anything under a decade can usually be counted on one hand. The biggest challenge will be skipping decades behind or even centuries. Additionally, we’re 19 days from the end of May, so being in the middle of of the month, you'll need to consider monthly changes as well. Weekly and daily changes most likely won't impact 1 year ago.

How we calculated 1 year 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 1 year ago gets calculated on each visit:

We started with date inputs: used current day of 19 May, then set the calculation - 1 year, and factored in the year 2024
Noted your current time of year: 1 year in May will keep us in May and we don’t need to worry about adjusting months or years.
Counted backwards year from current day: date - 19 May, factoring in the 19 days left in May to calculate Friday May 19, 2023
Did NOT factor in workdays: In this calculation, we kept weekend. See below for just workdays or the fiscal calendar

Tips when solving for May 19

Current date: 19 May
Day of the week: Friday
New Date: Friday May 19, 2023
New Date Day of the week: Friday
Counting backward from May could put you back in Q1 or even the previous year.
The solution crosses into a different year.
Your date will be a weekend. Consider if you only want workdays in your calculation.

Ways to calculate 1 year ago

Calculate it: Start with a time ago calculator. 1 year 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 year 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 Friday, 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 1 times year by year, subtracting year from until your remainder of year is 0.
Use excel: For more complex year calculations or if you h8 our site (kidding), I use Excel functions like =TODAY()-1 to get or =WORKDAY(TODAY()), -1, cell:cell) for working year.

Working year in 1 calendar year

1 year is Friday May 19, 2023 or could be if you only want workdays. This calculation takes 1 year and only subtracts by the number of workdays in a week. Remember, removing the weekend from our calculation will drastically change our original Friday May 19, 2023 date.

Work year Solution

Date 1 work year ago
Sunday December 25, 2022

Week of Friday May 19, 2023

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

1 year back

Friday

May 19

Saturday

Sunday

The past 1 year is equivalent to:

Counting back from today is Friday May 19, 2023 using a full calendar, and is also 8760 hours ago and 38.08% of the year.

1 year = 8760 hours

1 year = 11.774 months

1 year = 52.143 weeks

1 year = 1.0 years

1 year = 525600 minutes

1 year = 31536000 seconds

Did you know?

Friday Friday May 19, 2023 was the 139 day of the year. At that time, it was 38.08% through 2023.

In 1 year, the average person Spent...

78402.0 hours Sleeping
10424.4 hours Eating and drinking
17082.0 hours Household activities
5080.8 hours Housework
5606.4 hours Food preparation and cleanup
1752.0 hours Lawn and garden care
30660.0 hours Working and work-related activities
28207.2 hours Working
46165.2 hours Leisure and sports
25053.6 hours Watching television

What happened on May 19 (1 year ago) over the years?

On May 19:

1989 "Do the Right Thing", directed by Spike Lee, starring Danny Aiello and Ossie Davis premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
1991 Willy T. Ribbs overcomes numerous mechanical problems in qualifying to become first African-American driver to make Indianapolis 500 starting grid