Seven songs precede “august” on Taylor Swift’s Folklore track list, making it the album’s eighth track.
The song appears after “the 1,” “Cardigan,” “the last great american dynasty,” “exile,” “my tears ricochet,” “mirrorball,” and “seven.” Its position gives it an important place in the album’s sequence, arriving after the track titled “seven” and before “this is me trying.”
The number eight is especially memorable because Folklore is also Swift’s eighth studio album. That coincidence is about the album’s discography number and the song’s track position, not the song’s release date.
Track positions can vary on special editions, playlists, or reordered digital presentations, so this answer refers to the standard Folklore album sequence.