What day of the week is August 31, 2026?

August 31, 2026 is a Monday. In 2027 it falls on a Tuesday, because a common year moves every date forward by one weekday and a leap year by two.

How many weeks until August 31?

Divide the days by 7: the countdown shows the result as whole weeks plus leftover days. August 31 is day 243 of 2026, so from January 1 it is 242 days or about 34.6 weeks into the year.

Is August 31 a holiday?

No — August 31 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 Virgo zodiac sign.

Days Until August 31

How many days until August 31? The countdown below runs live from today and shows the answer in days, weeks and hours, plus the weekday the next August 31 falls on. Further down: August 31 in the coming years, what is observed on the date, and countdowns to the days around it.

📅 Days until August 31

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Year	Weekday	Day of year	Days left in year	ISO week
2026	Monday	243 of 365	122	36
2027	Tuesday	243 of 365	122	35
2028	Thursday	244 of 366	122	35
2029	Friday	243 of 365	122	35
2030	Saturday	243 of 365	122	35

The weekday advances by one each common year and by two after a leap day, so August 31 repeats the same weekday on a 6-11-6-5-year cycle (e.g. Monday in 2026 and again in 2032).

What is on August 31?

No federal holiday or major US observance falls on August 31 in 2026 — a regular summer day.
Zodiac sign: ♍ Virgo · Birthstone for August: Peridot · Birth flower: Gladiolus.
Season in the Northern Hemisphere: Summer. Next August 31 is Monday, August 31, 2026.

Days around August 31

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