Understand the idea.
A calendar is an organised table
Read the month and year at the top of a calendar before finding a date. Its columns show the weekdays and its rows show weeks. Find the date number, then follow that column up to the weekday name.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
Days repeat, dates change
The weekday names repeat every seven days. In one column, moving down one row adds seven to the date. Blank spaces are not dates in the displayed month. Include the month and year when you need to identify one exact day.
See the method in action.
Find a weekday
What weekday is 18 June 2026?
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
Worked solution
- 1
Choose the displayed month and year.
The table is the calendar for June 2026, so it matches the question.
- 2
Find date 18 and follow its column upwards.
The number 18 is in the column headed Thu.
- 3
Read the weekday in full.
Thu is short for Thursday, so 18 June 2026 is Thursday.
Thursday.
The next Monday
Monday is 8 June. What is the date of the next Monday?
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
Worked solution
- 1
Stay in the Monday column.
The next Monday is one whole week after Monday 8 June.
- 2
Add the seven days in a week.
Moving down one calendar row keeps the weekday the same.
- 3
Read the new full date.
The next Monday shown is Monday 15 June 2026.
Monday 15 June 2026.
Try it yourself.
Check your understanding
Using the June 2026 calendar, what weekday is 12 June?
Show answer & reasoning
Friday.
Find 12 on the June 2026 calendar. Its column is headed Fri, which means Friday.
Keep practising
6 worksheet questions
Read the questions online
- Use the calendar to find the weekday of 3 June 2026.
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - Use the calendar to find the weekday of 20 June 2026.
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - What date is the Monday after 15 June 2026?
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - What date is the Friday just before 26 June 2026?
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - List the dates of the Sundays in June 2026.
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - June 2026 ends on Tuesday. What weekday is 1 July 2026?
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Read the worked solutions
- Use the calendar to find the weekday of 3 June 2026.
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 is in the Wed column.
Wednesday. - Use the calendar to find the weekday of 20 June 2026.
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20 is in the Sat column.
Saturday. - What date is the Monday after 15 June 2026?
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The next Monday is 7 days later.
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22 June 2026. - What date is the Friday just before 26 June 2026?
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Move up one week in the Friday column.
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19 June 2026. - List the dates of the Sundays in June 2026.
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Read the Sun column from top to bottom.
7, 14, 21 and 28 June. - June 2026 ends on Tuesday. What weekday is 1 July 2026?
June 2026 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The next date is the next weekday.
Wednesday.
Curriculum reference & lesson scope
Australian Curriculum v9 / SA Curriculum 2026
Dates; days between events; hour/half-hour/quarter-hour clocks.
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