What Day Was I Born? How to Find Out (and What It Means)

October 7, 2026

The quickest way to find the day you were born: search your birth date on any calendar app, or use a phone's calendar and scroll back to your birthday year.

Then see what the traditional Monday's Child rhyme says about you.

How to find your birth day

Open your phone's calendar and go to your birth date
Search 'what day was [date]' online
Ask a parent; they'll probably remember!

Each day's meaning

Monday: Monday's child is fair of face. Born on a monday
Tuesday: Tuesday's child is full of grace. Born on a tuesday
Wednesday: Wednesday's child is full of woe. Born on a wednesday
Thursday: Thursday's child has far to go. Born on a thursday
Friday: Friday's child is loving and giving. Born on a friday
Saturday: Saturday's child works hard for a living. Born on a saturday
Sunday: And the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe, and good and gay. Born on a sunday

Key things to remember

Put their day's line in a milestone birthday card.

Frequently asked questions

Which day is the luckiest to be born on?

In the rhyme, Sunday's child is 'bonny and blithe, and good and gay'.

What is a good example of what day was I born??

"Open your phone's calendar and go to your birth date" is one of 10 examples on this page. Pick the one closest to the tone you want, then add a specific detail of your own - a shared memory, a date, a name - so it reads as yours rather than copied.

Can I copy these messages word for word?

Yes. Everything on this page is free to copy, print and read out - no permission or credit needed. Changing one detail so it fits the person is all we would suggest.

How long should a card message be?

One to three lines suits most cards. Write the message before the name so you can start again if it goes wrong, and if you run out of room, carry on inside the back cover rather than shrinking your handwriting.

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