August 2026 Calendar
August 2026 has 31 days, starting on a Saturday and ending on a Monday. It spans ISO weeks 31–36, with 21 weekdays and 10 weekend days — and 7 public holidays across the 12 countries listed below.
August 2026 month grid
August 2026
| W | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 3 Civic Holiday · First Monday in August | 4 | 5 | 6 Last Quarter 02:22 UTC | 7 | 8 | 9 National Women's Day |
| 33 | 10 Public Holiday | 11 Mountain Day | 12 New Moon 17:37 UTC | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day · Assumption | 16 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 First Quarter 02:46 UTC | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Full Moon 04:19 UTC | 29 | 30 |
| 36 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
12 public holiday 🌑 🌓 🌕 🌗 moon phase (UTC date) W = ISO week
Public holidays in August 2026
| Date | Holiday | Observed in |
|---|---|---|
| Civic Holiday | Canada | |
| First Monday in August | Ireland | |
| National Women's Day | South Africa | |
| Public Holiday | South Africa | |
| Mountain Day | Japan | |
| Independence Day | India | |
| Assumption | France |
No national public holiday in August 2026 for the selected country.
National holidays only, from the open-source date-holidays dataset. States, provinces and regions add their own — see each country's holiday page for the full list and observances.
Moon phases
- Last Quarter
- New Moon
- First Quarter
- Full Moon
Times are shown in your time zone when JavaScript is on, UTC otherwise; near midnight the local date can differ. For moonrise and moonset see the moon pages for New York, London or Sydney.
August 2026 at a glance
- Days
- 31
- Weekdays
- 21
- Weekend days
- 10
- ISO weeks
- 31–36
- Day of year
- 213–243 of 365
- Quarter
- Q3
- Days left in 2026 after the 31st
- 122
- Friday the 13th
- No
The name: Named after the emperor Augustus; the Romans renamed it from Sextilis in 8 BC.
Working days by country
Monday–Friday minus national public holidays that fall on a weekday. Regional holidays are not subtracted.
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August 2026: common questions
How many working days are there in August 2026?
August 2026 has 21 weekdays (Monday to Friday) and 10 weekend days. The United States has no federal holiday in August 2026, so all 21 weekdays are working days. The United Kingdom has no UK-wide bank holiday this month, so it has 21 working days (regional bank holidays in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland are not counted).
What week numbers are in August 2026?
August 2026 covers ISO weeks 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. ISO weeks start on Monday, so August 1, a Saturday, falls in week 31.
When is the full moon in August 2026?
Friday, August 28 at 04:19 UTC. The new moon is on Wednesday, August 12.
What day of the week does August 2026 start on?
August 2026 starts on a Saturday and ends on a Monday (the 31st). It runs from day 213 to day 243 of the year.