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Russian normally uses в for on with days of the week, but before some awkward consonant combinations, во is preferred because it sounds smoother.
So:
- во вторник = on Tuesday
- compare:
- в среду
- в понедельник
- but often во вторник
This is mainly a pronunciation issue, not a change in meaning.
In Russian, when giving a calendar date, the day is usually expressed with an ordinal number in the genitive, and the month is also in the genitive.
So:
- двадцать третьего апреля = the twenty-third of April
This is short for something like:
- двадцать третьего числа апреля
or more naturally, the idea is simply on the twenty-third of April.
Key point:
- third / twenty-third / fifth, etc. in dates usually appear in the genitive form.
- The month also appears in the genitive:
- апрель → апреля
- май → мая
- июнь → июня