Countdown

How many days until August 20?

297
days until August 20
The next August 20 is Friday, August 20, 2027

The short answer

August 20 is 297 days away — that's 42 weeks and 3 days, roughly 9.8 months, or 7,128 hours. The next August 20 falls on a Friday (Friday, August 20, 2027). The number above updates automatically at midnight in your time zone.

August 20, 2027 at a glance

Day of the weekFriday
Day of the yearDay 232 of 365
Share of the year passed64%
Days left in 2027 after it133
QuarterQ3
Season (Northern Hemisphere)Summer

What's happening in August

August is the last full month of summer break in the US and the start of back-to-school season for many districts.

The 297 days until August 20, broken down

213
business days
84
weekend days
42
full weeks
3
extra days

That's 213 working days (Monday to Friday) and 84 weekend days — 42 Saturdays and 42 Sundays. Public holidays vary by country, so they aren't deducted.

On August 20 in history

  • 1968Warsaw Pact forces invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring
  • 1975NASA launches the Viking 1 probe toward Mars
  • 1977Voyager 2 spacecraft launched to explore the outer planets
  • 1988Iran-Iraq War ends with a United Nations ceasefire

Notable world events that happened on August 20 in earlier years.

Days around August 20
292 until August 15 293 until August 16 294 until August 17 295 until August 18 296 until August 19 298 until August 21 299 until August 22 300 until August 23 301 until August 24 302 until August 25
The 20th of other months
85 until January 20 116 until February 20 144 until March 20 175 until April 20 205 until May 20 236 until June 20 266 until July 20 328 until September 20 358 until October 20 24 until November 20 54 until December 20
Holidays near August 20
314 until Labor Day 330 until Fall 250 until Independence Day 236 until Summer

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