About August 2027
August 2027 has 31 days. On the Korean lunar calendar it runs from lunar month 6, day 29, 2027 to lunar month 7, day 30, 2027. In the sexagenary cycle the lunar year is 2027: 丁未 (jeong-mi).
The new moon (day 1 of a lunar month) falls on August 2, and day 15 on August 16. Day 15 is a calendar date, so the fullest moon can be a day off.
Solar terms this month
- Start of Autumn (立秋) — begins August 8 at 02:27 KST, when the Sun reaches 135° ecliptic longitude: autumn begins.
- End of Heat (處暑) — begins August 23 at 17:14 KST, when the Sun reaches 150° ecliptic longitude: the summer heat ends.
Lunar months in this solar month: month 6 (29 days), month 7 (30 days). A lunar month has 29 or 30 days depending on the Moon's cycle.
Public holidays and workdays
Public holidays this month: August 15 (Liberation Day), August 16 (Substitute Holiday (Liberation Day)). Of 22 weekdays, 21 are workdays.
Long weekends and leave this month
Breaks of 3+ days made of weekends and public holidays: Sat, Aug 14 ~ Mon, Aug 16 (3 days, Liberation Day, Substitute Holiday (Liberation Day)).
No single or double day of leave this month joins a longer break. Plan all your leave days: leave planner →
How to read the day pillar and solar terms
The day pillar (iljin) is the sexagenary name given to each day. Ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches pair up in turn, so the same name returns every 60 days. A manseryeok lists the pillars of the year, month, day and hour, and the day pillar in Korean saju (Four Pillars) is the day pillar of the birth date.
The 24 solar terms divide the Sun’s path into 15° steps. They follow the solar calendar, so they fall on nearly the same dates every year, and each begins at an exact minute. Times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
Lunar dates and day pillars come from the korean-lunar-calendar library (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute tables). Solar term times come from the manseryeok library, matched to KASI’s tables to the minute.