How many days until August 15?
There are 359 days until August 15, 2027, which lands on a Sunday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 15
August 15 birthday facts
Born on August 15? 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 15 — 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 15
Anyone celebrating a August 15 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769) — French emperor
- Jennifer Lawrence (1990) — Oscar-winning actress
- Ben Affleck (1972) — actor and director
August 15 is also Assumption of Mary, so a birthday on this date shares the calendar with a celebration the whole world already knows.
What makes a August 15 birthday special
August 15 is the 227th day of the year, which means a August 15 birthday arrives with 138 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 24th 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 15?
| Year | August 15 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | Wednesday |
| 2030 | Thursday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 15?
- There are 359 days until August 15, 2027. It falls on a Sunday.
- What zodiac sign is August 15?
- People born on August 15 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 15?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 15?
- Famous August 15 birthdays include Napoleon Bonaparte, Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck.