There are 281 days until August 5, 2027.

This calendar shows today and August 5, 2027, with the days between them tinted.

August 5 falls on a Thursday in 2027, and these are the next six dates.

Of the 280 days before August 5, 191 are US work days.

Counting from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the 280 days before August 5 include 80 weekend days and these federal holidays: Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026), Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), Christmas Day (Fri, Dec 25, 2026), New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 1, 2027), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mon, Jan 18, 2027), Washington's Birthday (Mon, Feb 15, 2027), Memorial Day (Mon, May 31, 2027), Juneteenth National Independence Day (Fri, Jun 18, 2027) and Independence Day (Mon, Jul 5, 2027). A US work day is a Monday to Friday that is not a federal holiday, on the dates OPM lists for observing them. Today and the date are not counted.

The business days calculator counts work days between any two dates, and the date calculator adds or subtracts any span from a date.

82% of 2026 has passed.

Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is day 301 of the 365 days in 2026. August 5 is 281 days away.

The dates on either side of August 5 have their own countdowns.

• Day beforeAugust 4280 days
• Day afterAugust 6282 days
• The monthAll of August31 dates
• The yearAll countdowns12 months

Here is how many days are left until the next holidays.

• New Year 65 days
• End of the year 64 days
• Halloween 3 days
• Thanksgiving 29 days
• Black Friday 30 days
• Hanukkah 37 days
• Christmas 58 days
• Valentine's Day 109 days
• St. Patrick's Day 140 days
• First day of spring 143 days
• Easter 151 days
• Mother's Day 193 days
• Memorial Day 215 days
• First day of summer 236 days
• 4th of July 249 days
• Labor Day 313 days

The birthday countdown counts to a date you pick.