How many days until August 20?
There are 363 days until August 20, 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 20
August 20 birthday facts
Born on August 20? 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 20 — 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 20
Anyone celebrating a August 20 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Robert Plant (1948) — Led Zeppelin frontman
- Demi Lovato (1992) — singer and actress
- Benjamin Harrison (1833) — 23rd U.S. president
What makes a August 20 birthday special
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year, which means a August 20 birthday arrives with 133 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 29th 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 20?
| Year | August 20 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | Sunday |
| 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | Tuesday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 20?
- There are 363 days until August 20, 2027. It falls on a Friday.
- What zodiac sign is August 20?
- People born on August 20 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 20?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 20?
- Famous August 20 birthdays include Robert Plant, Demi Lovato, Benjamin Harrison.