How many days until August 17?
There are 359 days until August 17, 2027, which lands on a Tuesday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 17
August 17 birthday facts
Born on August 17? 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 17 — 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 17
Anyone celebrating a August 17 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Robert De Niro (1943) — Oscar-winning actor
- Sean Penn (1960) — Oscar-winning actor
- Davy Crockett (1786) — frontiersman
What makes a August 17 birthday special
August 17 is the 229th day of the year, which means a August 17 birthday arrives with 136 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 26th 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 17?
| Year | August 17 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | Thursday |
| 2029 | Friday |
| 2030 | Saturday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 17?
- There are 359 days until August 17, 2027. It falls on a Tuesday.
- What zodiac sign is August 17?
- People born on August 17 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 17?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 17?
- Famous August 17 birthdays include Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Davy Crockett.