What day of the week is August 20, 2026?

August 20, 2026 is a Thursday. In 2027 it falls on a Friday, because a common year moves every date forward by one weekday and a leap year by two.

How many weeks until August 20?

Divide the days by 7: the countdown shows the result as whole weeks plus leftover days. August 20 is day 232 of 2026, so from January 1 it is 231 days or about 33.0 weeks into the year.

Is August 20 a holiday?

No — August 20 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 20

How many days until August 20? The countdown below runs live from today and shows the answer in days, weeks and hours, plus the weekday the next August 20 falls on. Further down: August 20 in the coming years, what is observed on the date, and countdowns to the days around it.

📅 Days until August 20

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Year	Weekday	Day of year	Days left in year	ISO week
2026	Thursday	232 of 365	133	34
2027	Friday	232 of 365	133	33
2028	Sunday	233 of 366	133	33
2029	Monday	232 of 365	133	34
2030	Tuesday	232 of 365	133	34

The weekday advances by one each common year and by two after a leap day, so August 20 repeats the same weekday on a 6-11-6-5-year cycle (e.g. Thursday in 2026 and again in 2032).

What is on August 20?

No federal holiday or major US observance falls on August 20 in 2026 — a regular summer day.
Zodiac sign: ♌ Leo · Birthstone for August: Peridot · Birth flower: Gladiolus.
Season in the Northern Hemisphere: Summer. Next August 20 is Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Days around August 20

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August 20 in the coming years

What is on August 20?

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