What day of the week is August 21, 2026?

August 21, 2026 is a Friday. In 2027 it falls on a Saturday, because a common year moves every date forward by one weekday and a leap year by two.

How many weeks until August 21?

Divide the days by 7: the countdown shows the result as whole weeks plus leftover days. August 21 is day 233 of 2026, so from January 1 it is 232 days or about 33.1 weeks into the year.

Is August 21 a holiday?

No — August 21 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 21

How many days until August 21? The countdown below runs live from today and shows the answer in days, weeks and hours, plus the weekday the next August 21 falls on. Further down: August 21 in the coming years, what is observed on the date, and countdowns to the days around it.

📅 Days until August 21

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Year	Weekday	Day of year	Days left in year	ISO week
2026	Friday	233 of 365	132	34
2027	Saturday	233 of 365	132	33
2028	Monday	234 of 366	132	34
2029	Tuesday	233 of 365	132	34
2030	Wednesday	233 of 365	132	34

The weekday advances by one each common year and by two after a leap day, so August 21 repeats the same weekday on a 6-11-6-5-year cycle (e.g. Friday in 2026 and again in 2032).

What is on August 21?

No federal holiday or major US observance falls on August 21 in 2026 — a regular summer day.
Zodiac sign: ♌ Leo · Birthstone for August: Peridot · Birth flower: Gladiolus.
Season in the Northern Hemisphere: Summer. Next August 21 is Friday, August 21, 2026.

Days around August 21

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Days Until August 21

August 21 in the coming years

What is on August 21?

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