What day of the week is August 1, 2026?

August 1, 2026 is a Saturday. In 2027 it falls on a Sunday, because a common year moves every date forward by one weekday and a leap year by two.

How many weeks until August 1?

Divide the days by 7: the countdown shows the result as whole weeks plus leftover days. August 1 is day 213 of 2026, so from January 1 it is 212 days or about 30.3 weeks into the year.

Is August 1 a holiday?

No — August 1 is not a federal holiday or a widely observed US holiday in 2026, so banks, schools and offices run as normal unless it lands on a weekend. It is a summer date under the Leo zodiac sign.

Days Until August 1

How many days until August 1? The countdown below runs live from today and shows the answer in days, weeks and hours, plus the weekday the next August 1 falls on. Further down: August 1 in the coming years, what is observed on the date, and countdowns to the days around it.

📅 Days until August 1

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Year	Weekday	Day of year	Days left in year	ISO week
2026	Saturday	213 of 365	152	31
2027	Sunday	213 of 365	152	30
2028	Tuesday	214 of 366	152	31
2029	Wednesday	213 of 365	152	31
2030	Thursday	213 of 365	152	31

The weekday advances by one each common year and by two after a leap day, so August 1 repeats the same weekday on a 6-11-6-5-year cycle (e.g. Saturday in 2026 and again in 2032).

What is on August 1?

No federal holiday or major US observance falls on August 1 in 2026 — a regular summer day.
Zodiac sign: ♌ Leo · Birthstone for August: Peridot · Birth flower: Gladiolus.
Season in the Northern Hemisphere: Summer. Next August 1 is Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Days around August 1

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