How many days until August 13?
There are 356 days until August 13, 2027, which lands on a Friday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 13
August 13 birthday facts
Born on August 13? 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 13 — 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 13
Anyone celebrating a August 13 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899) — master of suspense
- Fidel Castro (1926) — Cuban leader
- Annie Oakley (1860) — sharpshooter
August 13 is also International Left-Handers Day, so a birthday on this date shares the calendar with a celebration the whole world already knows.
What makes a August 13 birthday special
August 13 is the 225th day of the year, which means a August 13 birthday arrives with 140 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 22nd 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 13?
| Year | August 13 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | Sunday |
| 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | Tuesday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 13?
- There are 356 days until August 13, 2027. It falls on a Friday.
- What zodiac sign is August 13?
- People born on August 13 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 13?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 13?
- Famous August 13 birthdays include Alfred Hitchcock, Fidel Castro, Annie Oakley.