What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 15, 2026?

On August 15, 2026 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on August 15, 2026?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on August 15, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

At least 142 people are killed and nearly 1,300 injured when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off the island of Flores, Indonesia.

Also that week

2026 Zambian general election: Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema wins reelection, and the UPND wins a majority in the National Assembly.
A total solar eclipse occurs in parts of Europe, the first in continental Europe since 1999.
2026 Zamboye mine collapse: More than 100 people are killed in a landslide at an artisanal gold mining site in Zamboye, Nana-Mambéré, Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon.
Prosecution of Syrian civil war criminals: A court in Damascus sentences nine Syrian former officials, including ousted president Bashar al-Assad; his brother Maher; his defense minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij; and Atef Najib, former head of the Political Security Directorate in Daraa and Assad's first cousin, to death for premeditated murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed during the Syrian civil war. Except for Najib, all the others were tried in absentia.
A ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, kills at least 97 people, becoming the deadliest boat disaster in the country's history.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Choosin' Texas

Ella Langley

🎵 No. 1 song

August 15, 2026 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 15, 2026 is a Leo. Someone born on August 15, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 81 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on August 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Napoleon
1769 · French military leader, French Emperor – and again in
Walter Scott
1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
Louis de Broglie
1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

Questions about August 15, 2026

What day of the week was August 15, 2026?: August 15, 2026 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 15, 2026?: Someone born on August 15, 2026 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on August 15, 2026?: Someone born on August 15, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 81 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2026?: People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 15, 2026?: On August 15, 2026 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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