How many days until August 29?
There are 6 days until August 29, 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 29
August 29 birthday facts
Born on August 29? 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 29 — 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 29
Anyone celebrating a August 29 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Michael Jackson (1958) — King of Pop
- Ingrid Bergman (1915) — Casablanca star
- John McCain (1936) — U.S. senator and war hero
- Charlie Parker (1920) — jazz saxophone great
What makes a August 29 birthday special
August 29 is the 241st day of the year, which means a August 29 birthday arrives with 124 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 7th 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 29?
| Year | August 29 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | Wednesday |
| 2030 | Thursday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 29?
- There are 6 days until August 29, 2026. It falls on a Saturday.
- What zodiac sign is August 29?
- People born on August 29 are Virgo — typically thoughtful, precise and secretly the one holding it all together.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 29?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 29?
- Famous August 29 birthdays include Michael Jackson, Ingrid Bergman, John McCain, Charlie Parker.