Did you know this whole week is full of palindromes? Just look at the date!
(WPHL) - Did you know Wednesday's date is a palindrome? Just look at the numbers: 4-24-24.
Now try reading backward. It is still 4-2-4-2-4.
April 20 through April 29 is a week of palindrome dates, meaning the dates can be read forward and backward with the same result.
Oxford Languages defines a palindrome as a "word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward."
According to the Farmer's Almanac, palindromes are considered rare and even lucky for some.
Since the U.S. uses the mm/dd/yyyy format, palindromes are more frequent in the United States, than in other parts of the world.
April palindrome dates include:
- April 2, 2024 (4-2-24)
- April 20, 2024 (4-20-24)
- April 21, 2024 (4-21-24)
- April 22, 2024 (4-22-24)
- April 23, 2024 (4-23-24)
- April 24, 2024 (4-24-24)
- April 25, 2024 (4-25-24)
- April 26, 2024 (4-26-24)
- April 27, 2024 (4-27-24)
- April 28, 2024 (4-28-24)
- April 29, 2024 (4-29-24)
Last year, a palindrome occurred consecutively from March 20 (3/20/23) to March 29 (3/29/23).
Sensing a pattern? According to the Farmer's Almanac, the next five years will all contain consecutive palindrome dates, shifting one month every year.
- April 2024
- May 2025
- June 2026
- July 2027
- August 2028
- September 2029
According to timeanddate.com, the current millennium will feature 36 palindrome days. The first occurred on Oct. 1, 2001, and the last will occur on Sept. 22, 2290.
Here are the 12 palindrome dates for this century:
- Oct. 2, 2001 (10-02-2001)
- Jan. 2, 2010 (01-02-2010)
- Nov. 2, 2011 (11-02-2011)
- Feb. 2, 2020 (02-02-2020)
- Dec. 2, 2021 (12-02-2021)
- March 2, 2030 (03-02-2030)
- April 2, 2040 (04-02-2040)
- May 2, 2050 (05-02-2050)
- June 2, 2060 (06-02-2060)
- July 2, 2070 (07-02-2070)
- Aug. 2, 2080 (08-02-2080)
- Sept. 2, 2090 (09-02-2090)
And remember, palindromes aren't only dates. Check out some well-known palindrome words:
- Racecar
- Kayak
- Noon
- Dad
- Mom
- Radar
- Civic
- Madam
- Level