How many days until August 22?
There are 1 days until August 22, 2026, which lands on a Saturday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 22
August 22 birthday facts
Born on August 22? 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 22 — 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 22
Anyone celebrating a August 22 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Claude Debussy (1862) — composer
- Ray Bradbury (1920) — author of Fahrenheit 451
- Dua Lipa (1995) — pop star
- Tori Amos (1963) — singer-songwriter
What makes a August 22 birthday special
August 22 is the 234th day of the year, which means a August 22 birthday arrives with 131 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 31st 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 22?
| Year | August 22 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | Wednesday |
| 2030 | Thursday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 22?
- There are 1 days until August 22, 2026. It falls on a Saturday.
- What zodiac sign is August 22?
- People born on August 22 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 22?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 22?
- Famous August 22 birthdays include Claude Debussy, Ray Bradbury, Dua Lipa, Tori Amos.