Choose Your August Calendar
Each year has its own August page with the exact dates, weekdays and US holidays for that year.
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About the Month of August
August is the handover month. It begins in full summer and ends with school supply lists, sports try-outs and the first autumn deadlines. Because it holds no federal holiday, August often becomes the month where postponed work finally gets done.
August has no federal holiday, which makes it one of the most productive working months of the year. It does carry Women's Equality Day on the 26th and National Aviation Day on the 19th, and in much of the country the school year begins in the final two weeks.
| Position in the year | Month 8 of 12 |
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| Length | 31 days |
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| Season | Late Summer in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| Birthstone | Peridot & Spinel |
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| Birth flower | Gladiolus & Poppy |
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| Zodiac signs | Leo (until Aug 22) & Virgo (from Aug 23) |
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Where the Name "August" Comes From
Originally Sextilis (the sixth month), renamed in 8 BC to honour the emperor Augustus, whose most significant victories fell in this month.
The Roman calendar originally ran for ten months beginning in March, which is why the last four month names
still carry the Latin numbers seven through ten even though they now sit in positions nine through twelve. That
two-month offset is one of the oldest quirks still built into the calendar on your wall.
What Day Does August Start On?
The weekday the 1st falls on changes every year, which is why a calendar printed for one year cannot be
reused for the next. Here is how August lines up across nearby years.
| Year | August 1 falls on | Days in August | Working days |
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| 2025 | Friday | 31 | 21 |
| 2026 | Saturday | 31 | 21 |
| 2027 | Sunday | 31 | 22 |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 31 | 23 |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 31 | 23 |
| 2030 | Thursday | 31 | 22 |
Because the pattern shifts by one weekday each year (two after a leap year), the same month only repeats its
exact layout every six or eleven years.
How to Plan a Productive August
Reverse-plan the back-to-school date
Work backwards from the first day of school: supplies, uniforms, medical forms, haircuts and an earlier bedtime routine each need their own slot in the final fortnight of August.
Use the holiday-free month for deep work
With no federal breaks interrupting it, August offers uninterrupted stretches that are rare elsewhere in the calendar. It is the best month of the year to schedule a demanding project.
Prepare the autumn calendar now
Sports seasons, term dates and holiday travel all get fixed during August. Printing September through December and filling in the known dates saves a frantic week in early autumn.