How many days until August 23?
There are 1 days until August 23, 2026, 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 23
August 23 birthday facts
Born on August 23? That makes you a Virgo — thoughtful, precise and secretly the one holding it all together. Your birthstone is the peridot, your birth flower is the gladiolus, and your half-birthday lands on February 23 — 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 23
Anyone celebrating a August 23 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Kobe Bryant (1978) — NBA legend
- Gene Kelly (1912) — dancer and actor
- River Phoenix (1970) — actor
What makes a August 23 birthday special
August 23 is the 235th day of the year, which means a August 23 birthday arrives with 130 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 1st day of Virgo season — thoughtful, precise and secretly the one holding it all together. 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 23?
| Year | August 23 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | Wednesday |
| 2029 | Thursday |
| 2030 | Friday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 23?
- There are 1 days until August 23, 2026. It falls on a Sunday.
- What zodiac sign is August 23?
- People born on August 23 are Virgo — typically thoughtful, precise and secretly the one holding it all together.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 23?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 23?
- Famous August 23 birthdays include Kobe Bryant, Gene Kelly, River Phoenix.