What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 30, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 30, 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 30, 2026?

On August 30, 2026 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 30, 2026?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on August 30, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
King Harald V of Norway dies and is succeeded by his son, King Haakon VIII.
The 2026 Estonian presidential election: Ülle Madise is elected president of Estonia by the Riigikogu.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Choosin' Texas

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 30, 2026 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 30, 2026 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 30, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 67 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on August 30

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jacques-Louis David
1748 · French painter
Mary Shelley
1797 · English writer
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 · Dutch physical and organic chemist
Ernest Rutherford
1871 · New Zealand physicist
Warren Buffett
1930 · American investor, entrepreneur and businessman

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Questions about August 30, 2026

What day of the week was August 30, 2026?: August 30, 2026 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 30, 2026?: Someone born on August 30, 2026 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 30, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 30, 2026 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on August 30, 2026?: Someone born on August 30, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 67 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 30, 2026?: On August 30, 2026 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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