Re Is there anything else significant about this date?:
Not that I know of. But I’ve forgotten a lot after five years. Anyone?
August 8 = Lions Gate Portal
This is what happens when the brightest star in the night sky and Orion’s Belt align with the Earth.
Every year on August 8, an astrological event called the Lion’s Gate Portal “opens” in the sky. It’s a day to practice manifestation.
Now, you might think the astrology and numbers stuff is hokum, but [they] do not.