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August 2026

  • 31 days
  • Starts Saturday
  • Ends Monday
  • 21 working days
  • 10 weekend days
  • ISO weeks 31–36
Calendar grid for 8/2026, weeks starting Sun
ISO week number, Monday to Sunday
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36

Holiday or observanceWeekend

Holidays in August

No US federal holiday falls in August 2026.

Federal holidays from 5 U.S.C. §6103, plus widely kept US observances. 2 religious dates fall in August 2026 as well — see the calendar with every holiday.

Moon phases

  • Last quarter

    Wed, Aug 5

    10:21 PM ET

  • New moon

    Wed, Aug 12

    1:36 PM ET

  • First quarter

    Wed, Aug 19

    10:46 PM ET

  • Full moon

    Fri, Aug 28

    12:18 AM ET

Times in US Eastern. Computed from Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, ch. 49.

The moon through August

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  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 9
  6. 11
  7. 13
  8. 15
  9. 17
  10. 19
  11. 21
  12. 23
  13. 25
  14. 27
  15. 29
  16. 31
The moon every other evening, drawn at its true illumination. The terminator is a semi-ellipse, not a straight edge — it only looks straight at the quarters.

About August 2026

August 2026 has 31 days. It begins on a Saturday and ends on a Monday, which gives the month five Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays — and only four of every other weekday. Of its 21 weekdays, none is a federal holiday, leaving 21 working days.

2026 at a glance

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