What was the date 72 weeks ago?

Solution

Friday October 20, 2023

Date Range: 72 weeks

72 weeks ago from today was 20 Oct 2023, a Friday. Anytime we’re subtracting halves of the year, we need to ensure that we’re still in 2025. It looks like 72 weeks from now will bring us back to pre 2024 and we’ll need to factor this into our subtraction because it will change the calendar and fiscal years. For larger calculations like this, I start by subtracting total days, then counting backwards 504 days on a calendar until getting my solution of Friday October 20, 2023.

How we calculated 72 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 72 weeks ago gets calculated on each visit:

  1. We started with date inputs: used current day of 07 Mar, then set the calculation - 72 weeks, and factored in the year 2025
  2. Noted your current time of year: 72 weeks in March will bring us back to February or further.
  3. Counted backwards weeks from current day: date - 07 Mar, factoring in the 7 days left in March to calculate Friday October 20, 2023
  4. Did NOT factor in workdays: In this calculation, we kept weekend. See below for just workdays or the fiscal calendar

Tips when solving for October 20

  • Current date: 07 Mar
  • Day of the week: Friday
  • New Date: Friday October 20, 2023
  • New Date Day of the week: Friday
  • October marks the start of Q4 so counting backward will put you back into the 3 fiscal quarter.
  • This calculation crosses at least one month. Remeber, this will change our day of the week.
  • 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 72 weeks ago

  1. Calculate it: Start with a time ago calculator. 72 weeks is easiest solved on a calculator. For ours, we've already factored in the 7 days in March + 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!).
  2. Use March's calendar: Begin by identifying 07 Mar on a calendar, note that it’s Friday, and the total days in February (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 72 times weeks by weeks, subtracting weeks from until your remainder of weeks is 0.
  3. Use excel: For more complex weeks calculations or if you h8 our site (kidding), I use Excel functions like =TODAY()-72 to get or =WORKDAY(TODAY()), -72, cell:cell) for working weeks.

Working weeks in 72 calendar weeks

72 weeks is Friday October 20, 2023 or could be if you only want workdays. This calculation takes 72 weeks and only subtracts by the number of workdays in a week. Remember, removing the weekend from our calculation will drastically change our original Friday October 20, 2023 date.

Work weeks Solution

Date 72 work weeks ago
Monday April 03, 2023

Week of Friday October 20, 2023

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

72 weeks back

Friday

October 20

Saturday

Sunday

The past 72 weeks is equivalent to:

Counting back from today is Friday October 20, 2023 using a full calendar, and is also 12096 hours ago and 80.27% of the year.

72 weeks = 12096 hours

72 weeks = 16.258 months

72 weeks = 72.0 weeks

72 weeks = 1.381 years

72 weeks = 725760 minutes

72 weeks = 43545600 seconds

Did you know?

Friday Friday October 20, 2023 was the 293 day of the year. At that time, it was 80.27% through 2023.

Similar days before problems

In 72 weeks, the average person Spent...

  • 108259.2 hours Sleeping
  • 14394.24 hours Eating and drinking
  • 23587.2 hours Household activities
  • 7015.68 hours Housework
  • 7741.44 hours Food preparation and cleanup
  • 2419.2 hours Lawn and garden care
  • 42336.0 hours Working and work-related activities
  • 38949.12 hours Working
  • 63745.92 hours Leisure and sports
  • 34594.56 hours Watching television

What happened on October 20 (72 weeks ago) over the years?

On October 20:

  • 1998 Comedian Richard Pryor is awarded the 1st ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
  • 1973 US President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe to have been the greatest athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century