August is the eighth month of the Julian and Gregorian calendars, lasting for 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, August is the second full month of summer and in the Southern Hemisphere, the second full month of winter. It is named after Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman empire.

August's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. August's flowers are the sword lilies (Gladiolus) and the poppies (subfamily Papaveroideae). In regards to the western zodiac, August is under the sign of Leo until the 22nd, when the sign of Virgo begins.

Note: This should only be tagged when a monthly calendar is in the picture or when the picture is visibly August-themed. It should not be tagged for a themed art month (such as Inktober) or the month a post was originally created.

Events

Holidays

Fixed date

• National Boob Day – August 2
• Bowser Day – August 4
• National Oyster Day – August 5
• National Underwear Day – August 5
• International Cat Day – August 8
• Vore Day – August 8
• Typhlosion Day – August 9
• World Lion Day – August 10
• National Black Cat Appreciation Day – August 17
• National Couples Day – August 18
• Espeon Day – August 21
• World Goat Day – August 21
• National Dog Day – August 26
• National Beach Day – August 30

Floating date

TBA

Month-long

TBA

Art challenges

• Doggust
• Smaugust

Historical

• End of 1980 Moscow Olympics – August 3, 1980
• End of 2020 Tokyo Olympics – August 8, 2021

Calendar

More Information

• August (disambiguation)

External links

• August (Wikipedia)