What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 29, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 29, 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 29, 2026?

On August 29, 2026 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Saturday

Born on August 29, 2026?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Saturday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on August 29, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum: A referendum to continue negotiations for Iceland to join the European Union is rejected.
2026 Nigerien coup attempt: A mutinous faction of the Niger Armed Forces called the Armed Forces for the Restoration of the Fatherland attempt a coup against president Abdourahamane Tiani.

Also that week

King Harald V of Norway dies and is succeeded by his son, King Haakon VIII.
NASA launches the flagship Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Designed to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets, the observatory has a field of view at least 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope's.
At least 12 are killed and 56 injured, when over 150 wildfires break out in Algeria, prompting calls from the president to reintroduce capital punishment for convicted arsonists, which has not been practiced in the country since 1993.
2026 Nepal–Tibet floods: At least 1,403 people are killed and 6,650 are reported missing after a landslide and glacial collapse trigger flash floods and debris flows at the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Choosin' Texas

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 29, 2026 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 29, 2026 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 29, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 68 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on August 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Locke
1632 · English philosopher and physician
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1780 · French painter
Major Dhyan Chand Singh
1905 · Indian field hockey player
Ingrid Bergman
1915 · Swedish actress
Charlie Parker
1920 · American jazz saxophonist
Michael Jackson
1958 · American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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Questions about August 29, 2026

What day of the week was August 29, 2026?: August 29, 2026 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 29, 2026?: Someone born on August 29, 2026 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 29, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 29, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on August 29, 2026?: Someone born on August 29, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 68 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 29, 2026?: On August 29, 2026 the moon was a Full Moon.

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