What Day: April 8
Find the day of the week for any date of the year.
April 8 this year (2026) falls on a Wednesday. It's day 98 of the year, with 267 days left afterward, sits in Q2 (Spring), and falls under the zodiac sign Aries in Western astrology. Because of how leap years shift the calendar, a date's day-of-week doesn't repeat on a fixed yearly schedule. April 8 will next fall on a Wednesday again in 2037. Within April, this is day 8 of 30, roughly 27% through the month. Overall, that's roughly 27% of the way through the year.
As of October 1, 2026, 12:18 PM (America/New York).
A Decade Ago
April 8, 2016 fell on a Friday, a useful reference point if you're comparing how a recurring event has shifted across the week over the years.
Half a Year Away
Roughly six months from April 8 is October 8, which falls in fall and lands on a Thursday this year.