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luc018-logic.c

Problem Statement

According to Gregorian calender, it was Monday on the date 01/01/01. Write a program to find out what is the day on 1st January of any input year.

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Author Amit Dutta amitdutta4255@gmail.com
Date 12 Dec 2025
License MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details)

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#include <stdio.h>

/**
 * @brief Determines if a given year is a leap year.
 * * The rule: A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4, UNLESS it is 
 * divisible by 100 but NOT by 400.
 * * @param year The year to check.
 * @return 1 if it is a leap year, 0 otherwise.
 */
int is_leap(int year) {
    // Check if divisible by 400 OR (divisible by 4 AND not divisible by 100)
    if ((year % 400 == 0) || (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0)) {
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

/**
 * @brief Calculates the day of the week for January 1st of the given year.
 * * The base date is 01/01/01, which was a Monday (index 1).
 * * Day Mapping: 0:Sunday, 1:Monday, 2:Tuesday, 3:Wednesday, 4:Thursday, 5:Friday, 6:Saturday
 */
int main() {
    long long year; // Use long long for year input if years far in the future/past are tested
    int i;
    long long total_days = 0;
    int day_index;

    // Day names array for output
    const char *day_names[] = {"Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"};

    printf("Enter the year (e.g., 2025): ");
    if (scanf("%lld", &year) != 1 || year < 1) {
        printf("Invalid year input. Please enter a positive integer year (>= 1).\n");
        return 1;
    }

    // --- Core Logic: Calculate Total Days ---

    // We only need to consider the years that have *passed* before the target year.
    // So, we count days from the end of year 0 up to the end of year (year - 1).
    int years_passed = year - 1;

    // 1. Calculate the number of leap days up to the end of year (year - 1)
    // Formula based on Gregorian calendar rules for years Y-1:
    // (Y-1)/4 - (Y-1)/100 + (Y-1)/400
    long long leap_years = years_passed / 4 - years_passed / 100 + years_passed / 400;

    // 2. Total days = (Number of years * 365) + (Number of leap years)
    // Note: The loop method (below) is more intuitive but the formula is faster.
    // We will use the direct formula for efficiency.
    total_days = years_passed * 365 + leap_years;

    // --- Alternate Loop Method (for conceptual simplicity) ---
    /*
    for (i = 1; i < year; i++) {
        total_days += 365;
        if (is_leap(i)) {
            total_days += 1; // Add 1 for the leap day
        }
    }
    */

    // --- Determine the Day of the Week ---

    // Since 01/01/01 was Monday (index 1), we use the following setup:
    // Index 1 corresponds to Monday.
    // The calculation gives the number of days *past* the Monday start (01/01/01).
    // The modulo operation gives the remainder (0-6).

    // 0 days elapsed (Year 1): total_days=0. (0 + 1) % 7 = 1 (Monday). Correct.
    // 365 days elapsed (Year 2): total_days=365. (365 + 1) % 7 = 2 (Tuesday). Correct. (365 mod 7 = 1, 1+1 = 2)

    day_index = (total_days + 1) % 7;

    // Correct the Day Index to match the array (0:Sun, 1:Mon, ..., 6:Sat)
    // The +1 adjusts for the Monday starting point (index 1).

    printf("\nOn January 1st, %lld, the day was: **%s**.\n", year, day_names[day_index]);

    return 0;
}