How many days until August 12?
There are 359 days until August 12, 2027, which lands on a Thursday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 12
August 12 birthday facts
Born on August 12? That makes you a Leo — warm, confident and born for the spotlight. Your birthstone is the peridot, your birth flower is the gladiolus, and your half-birthday lands on February 12 — worth celebrating too. See everything about being born in August, get the full picture with the birthday personality tool, or work out your exact age with the age calculator.
Famous birthdays on August 12
Anyone celebrating a August 12 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Erwin Schrödinger (1887) — Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- George Soros (1930) — investor and philanthropist
- Pete Sampras (1971) — tennis champion
- Cara Delevingne (1992) — model and actress
What makes a August 12 birthday special
August 12 is the 224th day of the year, which means a August 12 birthday arrives with 141 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 21st day of Leo season — warm, confident and born for the spotlight. August was renamed for Emperor Augustus — and legend says it was given 31 days so it wouldn’t be shorter than Julius Caesar’s July.
What day of the week is August 12?
| Year | August 12 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 12?
- There are 359 days until August 12, 2027. It falls on a Thursday.
- What zodiac sign is August 12?
- People born on August 12 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 12?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 12?
- Famous August 12 birthdays include Erwin Schrödinger, George Soros, Pete Sampras, Cara Delevingne.