Months of the Year
Months of the Year
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There are 12 months in the year in the modern Gregorian Calendar. Months, as a period of time, originated by the lunar cycle with each cycle being 1 month.
The word month originates from the word moon. The problem with the lunar cycle is it didn't fit with the solar year and seasons. The original calendar created by the Romans had 10 months which started with March. Later the calendar was extended to be 365 days with an extra day every 4 years to account for the extra 6 hours in each solar year.
The 12 Months have varying number of days as follows:
- January - 31 days
- February - 28 days in a common year and 29 days in leap years
- March - 31 days
- April - 30 days
- May - 31 days
- June - 30 days
- July - 31 days
- August - 31 days
- September - 30 days
- October - 31 days
- November - 30 days
- December - 31 days
See also: Days of the Week
The Days of the Week: A Journey Through History and Modern Trends
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