How many days until August 5?
There are 348 days until August 5, 2027, which lands on a Thursday. Watch it tick down live, and share the countdown with everyone who should be counting too.
Counting down to August 5
August 5 birthday facts
Born on August 5? 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 5 — 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 5
Anyone celebrating a August 5 birthday is in famous company — these are the best-known people born on this exact date:
- Neil Armstrong (1930) — first person on the Moon
- Patrick Ewing (1962) — NBA Hall of Famer
What makes a August 5 birthday special
August 5 is the 217th day of the year, which means a August 5 birthday arrives with 148 days of the year still to go. It falls on the 14th 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 5?
| Year | August 5 falls on |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Quick answers
- How many days until August 5?
- There are 348 days until August 5, 2027. It falls on a Thursday.
- What zodiac sign is August 5?
- People born on August 5 are Leo — typically warm, confident and born for the spotlight.
- What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 5?
- The August birthstone is Peridot and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
- Which famous people were born on August 5?
- Famous August 5 birthdays include Neil Armstrong, Patrick Ewing.