What was the date 50 weeks ago?

Solution

Wednesday May 24, 2023

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50 weeks ago from today was 24 May 2023, a Wednesday. Anytime we’re subtracting halves of the year, we need to ensure that we’re still in 2024. It looks like 50 weeks from now will bring us back to pre 2023 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 350 days on a calendar until getting my solution of Wednesday May 24, 2023.

How we calculated 50 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 50 weeks ago gets calculated on each visit:

We started with date inputs: used current day of 08 May, then set the calculation - 50 weeks, and factored in the year 2024
Noted your current time of year: 50 weeks in May will bring us back to April or further.
Counted backwards weeks from current day: date - 08 May, factoring in the 8 days left in May to calculate Wednesday May 24, 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 24

Current date: 08 May
Day of the week: Wednesday
New Date: Wednesday May 24, 2023
New Date Day of the week: Wednesday
Counting backward from May could put you back in Q1 or even the previous year.
The solution crosses into a different year.

Ways to calculate 50 weeks ago

Calculate it: Start with a time ago calculator. 50 weeks is easiest solved on a calculator. For ours, we've already factored in the 8 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 08 May on a calendar, note that it’s Wednesday, 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 50 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()-50 to get or =WORKDAY(TODAY()), -50, cell:cell) for working weeks.

Working weeks in 50 calendar weeks

50 weeks is Wednesday May 24, 2023 or could be if you only want workdays. This calculation takes 50 weeks and only subtracts by the number of workdays in a week. Remember, removing the weekend from our calculation will drastically change our original Wednesday May 24, 2023 date.

Work weeks Solution

Date 50 work weeks ago
Wednesday January 04, 2023

Week of Wednesday May 24, 2023

Monday

Tuesday

50 weeks back

Wednesday

May 24

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

The past 50 weeks is equivalent to:

Counting back from today is Wednesday May 24, 2023 using a full calendar, and is also 8400 hours ago and 39.45% of the year.

50 weeks = 8400 hours

50 weeks = 11.29 months

50 weeks = 50.0 weeks

50 weeks = 0.959 years

50 weeks = 504000 minutes

50 weeks = 30240000 seconds

Did you know?

Wednesday Wednesday May 24, 2023 was the 144 day of the year. At that time, it was 39.45% through 2023.

In 50 weeks, the average person Spent...

75180.0 hours Sleeping
9996.0 hours Eating and drinking
16380.0 hours Household activities
4872.0 hours Housework
5376.0 hours Food preparation and cleanup
1680.0 hours Lawn and garden care
29400.0 hours Working and work-related activities
27048.0 hours Working
44268.0 hours Leisure and sports
24024.0 hours Watching television

What happened on May 24 (50 weeks ago) over the years?

On May 24:

1895 Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood
1935 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Philadelphia 1)