How many days until August 31?
There are 8 days until August 31, 2026, which lands on a Monday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 31
August 31 birthday facts
Born on August 31? 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 31
Anyone celebrating a August 31 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Richard Gere (1949) — actor
- Van Morrison (1945) — singer-songwriter
- Maria Montessori (1870) — education pioneer
What makes a August 31 birthday special
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year, which means a August 31 birthday arrives with 122 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 9th 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 31?
| Year | August 31 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | Thursday |
| 2029 | Friday |
| 2030 | Saturday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 31?
- There are 8 days until August 31, 2026. It falls on a Monday.
- What zodiac sign is August 31?
- People born on August 31 are Virgo — typically thoughtful, precise and secretly the one holding it all together.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 31?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 31?
- Famous August 31 birthdays include Richard Gere, Van Morrison, Maria Montessori.