Common year starting on Tuesday facts for kids
A common year starting on Tuesday is a special kind of year. It has exactly 365 days, unlike a leap year which has 366. This type of year begins on a Tuesday, January 1st, and also ends on a Tuesday, December 31st.
The most recent common year that started on a Tuesday was 2019. The next one will be 2030. In the older Julian calendar, years like 2025 and 2031 are common years starting on Tuesday.
A common year starting on Tuesday always has two Friday the 13ths. These usually happen in September and December. Leap years starting on Monday also have two Friday the 13ths.
Interestingly, the longest time without a Friday the 13th is 14 months. This period runs from July of the year before a common year starting on Tuesday, until September of that common year. Leap years starting on Saturday have a similar long period without a Friday the 13th.
In a common year starting on Tuesday, three months begin on a weekend day: June, September, and December.
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Calendars
Here are examples of how a calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday looks.
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When These Years Happen
Gregorian Calendar Years
The Gregorian calendar is the one most people use today. In this calendar, the different types of years (like common years starting on Tuesday) repeat in a big cycle of 400 years. This cycle has 20871 weeks in total.
About 11% of all common years in this 400-year cycle start on a Tuesday. A shorter 28-year cycle only happens around century years that can be divided by 400, like 1600, 2000, and 2400.
| Decade | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||||||
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| 16th century | prior to first adoption (proleptic) | 1585 | 1591 | |||||||||||||
| 17th century | 1602 | 1613 | 1619 | 1630 | — | 1641 | 1647 | 1658 | 1669 | 1675 | 1686 | 1697 | ||||
| 18th century | 1709 | 1715 | 1726 | 1737 | 1743 | 1754 | 1765 | 1771 | 1782 | 1793 | 1799 | |||||
| 19th century | 1805 | 1811 | 1822 | 1833 | 1839 | — | 1850 | 1861 | 1867 | 1878 | 1889 | 1895 | ||||
| 20th century | 1901 | 1907 | 1918 | 1929 | 1935 | 1946 | 1957 | 1963 | 1974 | 1985 | 1991 | |||||
| 21st century | 2002 | 2013 | 2019 | — | 2030 | 2041 | 2047 | 2058 | 2069 | 2075 | 2086 | 2097 | ||||
| 22nd century | 2109 | 2115 | 2126 | 2137 | 2143 | 2154 | 2165 | 2171 | 2182 | 2193 | 2199 | |||||
| 23rd century | 2205 | 2211 | 2222 | 2233 | 2239 | — | 2250 | 2261 | 2267 | 2278 | 2289 | 2295 | ||||
| 24th century | 2301 | 2307 | 2318 | 2329 | 2335 | 2346 | 2357 | 2363 | 2374 | 2385 | 2391 | |||||
| 0–99 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 86 | 97 |
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| 100–199 | 109 | 115 | 126 | 137 | 143 | 154 | 165 | 171 | 182 | 193 | 199 |
| 200–299 | 205 | 211 | 222 | 233 | 239 | 250 | 261 | 267 | 278 | 289 | 295 |
| 300–399 | 301 | 307 | 318 | 329 | 335 | 346 | 357 | 363 | 374 | 385 | 391 |
Julian Calendar Years
The Julian calendar is an older calendar that is not used much anymore. In this calendar, the different types of years repeat in a 28-year cycle.
In the Julian calendar, about 10.71% of all years are common years that start on a Tuesday. Years 7, 18, and 24 of this 28-year cycle are common years beginning on Tuesday. For example, 2017 was year 10 of its cycle.
| Decade | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||||||||||
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| 15th century | 1409 | 1415 | 1426 | 1437 | 1443 | 1454 | 1465 | 1471 | 1482 | 1493 | 1499 | |||||||||
| 16th century | 1510 | — | 1521 | 1527 | 1538 | 1549 | 1555 | 1566 | 1577 | 1583 | 1594 | |||||||||
| 17th century | 1605 | 1611 | 1622 | 1633 | 1639 | 1650 | — | 1661 | 1667 | 1678 | 1689 | 1695 | ||||||||
| 18th century | 1706 | 1717 | 1723 | 1734 | 1745 | 1751 | 1762 | 1773 | 1779 | 1790 | — | |||||||||
| 19th century | 1801 | 1807 | 1818 | 1829 | 1835 | 1846 | 1857 | 1863 | 1874 | 1885 | 1891 | |||||||||
| 20th century | 1902 | 1913 | 1919 | 1930 | — | 1941 | 1947 | 1958 | 1969 | 1975 | 1986 | 1997 | ||||||||
| 21st century | 2003 | 2014 | 2025 | 2031 | 2042 | 2053 | 2059 | 2070 | — | 2081 | 2087 | 2098 | ||||||||
Holidays in These Years
International Holidays
- Valentine's Day is on a Thursday.
- World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is on July 28, its latest possible date.
- Halloween is on a Thursday.
- Christmas Day is on a Wednesday.
Roman Catholic Solemnities
- Epiphany is on a Sunday.
- Candlemas is on a Saturday.
- Saint Joseph's Day is on a Tuesday.
- The Annunciation of Jesus is on a Monday.
- The Nativity of John the Baptist is on a Monday.
- The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is on a Saturday.
- The Transfiguration of Jesus is on a Tuesday.
- The Assumption of Mary is on a Thursday.
- The Exaltation of the Holy Cross is on a Saturday.
- All Saints' Day is on a Friday.
- All Souls' Day is on a Saturday.
- The Feast of Christ the King is on November 24.
- The First Sunday of Advent is on December 1.
- The Immaculate Conception is on a Sunday.
- Gaudete Sunday is on December 15.
- Rorate Sunday is on December 22.
Australia and New Zealand Holidays
- Australia Day is on a Saturday.
- Waitangi Day is on a Wednesday.
- Daylight saving ends on April 7, its latest possible date.
- ANZAC Day is on a Thursday.
- Mother's Day is on May 12.
- Father's Day is on September 1, its earliest possible date.
- Daylight saving begins on September 29 in New Zealand and October 6 in Australia.
British Isles Holidays
- Saint David's Day is on a Friday.
- Mother's Day can be on March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24 or March 31.
- Saint Patrick's Day is on a Sunday.
- Daylight saving begins on March 31, its latest possible date.
- Saint George's Day is on a Tuesday.
- Father's Day is on June 16.
- Orangeman's Day is on a Friday.
- Daylight saving ends on October 27.
- Guy Fawkes Night is on a Tuesday.
- Saint Andrew's Day is on a Saturday.
Canada Holidays
- Daylight saving begins on March 10.
- Mother's Day is on May 12.
- Victoria Day is on May 20.
- Father's Day is on June 16.
- Canada Day is on a Monday.
- Labour Day is on September 2.
- Thanksgiving Day is on October 14, its latest possible date.
- Daylight saving ends on November 3.
United States Holidays
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on January 21, its latest possible date.
- President's Day is on February 18.
- Daylight saving begins on March 10.
- Mother's Day is on May 12.
- Memorial Day is on May 27.
- Father's Day is on June 16.
- Juneteenth is on a Wednesday.
- Independence Day is on a Thursday.
- Labor Day is on September 2.
- Grandparents' Day is on September 8.
- Columbus Day is on October 14, its latest possible date.
- Daylight saving ends on November 3.
- Thanksgiving Day is on November 28, its latest possible date.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Años comunes que comienzan en martes para niños
