Does the show follow the actual current timeline? My guess is that it does, since previous episodes have made references to sporting and political events that occured accordingly.
At the same time, fast forwarding ourselves to August 10. Which in actual fact this year is a friday, a day which the show isn't aired. Which also rules out the possibilities of his return in another 4 months. But ofcourse, much sooner.
Having said all this, since Daya keeps mentioning that he HAS to be back by August 10th for an anual vital prayer that he supposidly always attends. It seems this is already a foreshadow for the proper time of his return to the storyline. Koi Shuck ?