Ways to use this list
- Choose which evening is games night this week, so the decision is made before Monday even starts.
- Chore rota: give each person in the house a day for the dishes with "Remove the winner" on, so nobody gets two.
- Language practice: spin a day and say it in French, Spanish or German, checking the list below, or in whatever language your class is learning.
- Pick a screen-free day, a walk-to-school day or the day to phone the grandparents.
- Settle when friends meet up when every day of the week suits everyone equally well.
- Calendar maths: spin a day, then ask what day it will be in 10 days. Ten days is one week and three days, so just count three days on.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (7 entries)
- Monday – French lundi, Spanish lunes, German Montag
- Tuesday – French mardi, Spanish martes, German Dienstag
- Wednesday – French mercredi, Spanish miércoles, German Mittwoch
- Thursday – French jeudi, Spanish jueves, German Donnerstag
- Friday – French vendredi, Spanish viernes, German Freitag
- Saturday – French samedi, Spanish sábado, German Samstag
- Sunday – French dimanche, Spanish domingo, German Sonntag
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Questions people ask
Does the week start on Monday or Sunday?
Both are used. The international date standard and most of Europe start on Monday, while calendars in the US and Canada usually put Sunday first. The order makes no difference to the spin: each day has a 1 in 7 chance.
How do I pick a random weekday only?
Press Weekdays above the tool and the wheel holds Monday to Friday. Press Weekend for just Saturday and Sunday.
Can it pick a random day of the month?
Yes: press Dates 1–31 for a number from 1 to 31. Some months stop at 30, and February at 28 or 29, so spin again if the date does not exist in your month.
How do I pick a random day in 2026?
Spin a date on the random date generator, which covers January 1 to December 31. 2026 is not a leap year, so its 365 days match that list exactly.
Why does my birthday land on a different day each year?
A normal year has 365 days, which is 52 weeks and one day, so every date moves one weekday later the following year. When a 29 February comes in between, the date jumps two days instead.
How can each of seven jobs get a different day?
Choose Rank everyone in Settings and the picker puts all seven days in a random order. Write the jobs in a fixed order beside them, and each job gets its own day with no clashes.