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A common year is a common type of calendar year
Calendar year

According to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's day....
. It has exactly 365 days and so is not a leap year
Leap year

A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year....
. More generally, it is a calendar year without intercalation
Intercalation

Intercalation is the insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phases. Lunisolar calendars may require intercalations of both days and months....
.

A common year of 365 days has exactly 52 week
Week

A week is a grouping of days or a division of a larger grouping such as a lunar month, year, etc. The week allows for shorter routine than a month and benefits groups of people with organising market days, worship, taxes, etc....
s and one day, so consequently the next new year is one day of the week later.

In the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas....
, 303 of every 400 years are common years. By comparison, in the Julian calendar
Julian calendar

The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, and came into force in 45 BC . It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year, known at least since Hipparchus....
, 300 out of every 400 years were common years.

If you skip a set of 5 years between the 3 non-leap-years that line up, it continues to line up.






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A common year is a common type of calendar year
Calendar year

According to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's day....
. It has exactly 365 days and so is not a leap year
Leap year

A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year....
. More generally, it is a calendar year without intercalation
Intercalation

Intercalation is the insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phases. Lunisolar calendars may require intercalations of both days and months....
.

A common year of 365 days has exactly 52 week
Week

A week is a grouping of days or a division of a larger grouping such as a lunar month, year, etc. The week allows for shorter routine than a month and benefits groups of people with organising market days, worship, taxes, etc....
s and one day, so consequently the next new year is one day of the week later.
  • 2001 began
    Common year starting on Monday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Monday . Examples: Gregorian calendar year 1990, 2001 & 2007 or Julian calendar year 1918 ....
     on a Monday
    Monday

    Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday....
    .
  • 2002 began
    Common year starting on Tuesday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Tuesday . Examples: Gregorian calendar years 2002, 2013 & 1991 or Julian calendar year 1919 ....
     on a Tuesday
    Tuesday

    Tuesday is a day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. According to the international standard ISO 8601, it is the second day of the week....
    .
  • 2003 began
    Common year starting on Wednesday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Wednesday . Examples: Gregorian calendar years 1997 and 2003 or Julian calendar year 1903 ....
     on a Wednesday
    Wednesday

    Wednesday is a day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. This day is between Tuesday and Thursday....
    .
  • 2004, a leap year
    Leap year

    A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year....
    , began
    Leap year starting on Thursday

    This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday , such as 2004.Common year starting on Wednesday | Common year starting on Saturday...
     on a Thursday
    Thursday

    File:Thor.jpgThursday is the fourth day of the week according to the Judeo-Christian calendar and the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries....
  • 2005 began
    Common year starting on Saturday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Saturday . Examples: Gregorian calendar 2011, 2005, & 1983 or Julian calendar years 1911 & 1905 ....
     on a Saturday
    Saturday

    File:Polidoro da Caravaggio - Saturnus-thumb.jpgSaturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. Saturday is the seventh day of the week....
    .
  • 2006 began
    Common year starting on Sunday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Sunday or for any year in which ?Doomsday rule? is Tuesday. Examples: Gregorian calendar years 1995 & 2006 or Julian calendar year 1917....
     on a Sunday
    Sunday

    Sunday is the week between Saturday and Monday. In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week. In many Christian traditions it is Christian Sabbath, which replaced Jewish Shabbat....
    .
  • 2007 began
    Common year starting on Monday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Monday . Examples: Gregorian calendar year 1990, 2001 & 2007 or Julian calendar year 1918 ....
     on a Monday
    Monday

    Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday....
    .
  • 2008, a leap year
    Leap year

    A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year....
    , began
    Leap year starting on Tuesday

    This is the calendar for any leap year starting on Tuesday , such as 2008.Common year starting on Monday | Common year starting on Thursday...
     on a Tuesday
    Tuesday

    Tuesday is a day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. According to the international standard ISO 8601, it is the second day of the week....
    .
  • 2009 began
    Common year starting on Thursday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Thursday . Examples: Gregorian calendar years 1987, 1998 & 2009 or Julian calendar year 1915 ....
     on a Thursday
    Thursday

    File:Thor.jpgThursday is the fourth day of the week according to the Judeo-Christian calendar and the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries....
    .
  • 2010 will begin
    Common year starting on Friday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Friday . Examples: Gregorian calendar years 1993, 1999 & 2010 or Julian calendar years 1910 & 1899 ....
     on a Friday
    Friday

    Friday is the day of the week falling between Thursday and Saturday. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention....
    .
  • 2011 will begin
    Common year starting on Saturday

    This is the calendar for any common year starting on Saturday . Examples: Gregorian calendar 2011, 2005, & 1983 or Julian calendar years 1911 & 1905 ....
     on a Saturday


In the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas....
, 303 of every 400 years are common years. By comparison, in the Julian calendar
Julian calendar

The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, and came into force in 45 BC . It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year, known at least since Hipparchus....
, 300 out of every 400 years were common years.

If you skip a set of 5 years between the 3 non-leap-years that line up, it continues to line up. For example
year starting day
2001 Monday
2002 Tuesday
2003 Wednesday
Skip 2004-2008
2009 Thursday
2010 Friday
2011 Saturday
Skip 2012-2016
2017 Sunday
2018 Monday
2019 Tuesday


or if you'd rather
skip 2000-2004
2005 Saturday
2006 Sunday
2007 Monday
skip 2008-2012
2013 Tuesday
2014 Wednesday
2015 Thursday

etc