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| - | ''' | + | A '''month''' is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of [[the Moon]]. |
==Length== | ==Length== | ||
Months can range in length from 28 to 31 days. | Months can range in length from 28 to 31 days. | ||
| - | === | + | ===Julian and Gregorian calendars=== |
| - | * [[ | + | The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar before it, has twelve months: |
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| - | * [[ | + | * [[January]], 31 days |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[February]], 28 days, 29 in leap years |
| - | + | * [[March]], 31 days | |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[April]], 30 days |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[May]], 31 days |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[June]], 30 days |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[July]], 31 days |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[August]], 31 days |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[September]], 30 days |
| - | * [[December]] | + | * [[October]], 31 days |
| + | * [[November]], 30 days | ||
| + | * [[December]], 31 days | ||
| + | ===Hebrew Calendar=== | ||
| + | The Hebrew calendar has 12 or 13 months. | ||
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| + | * Nisan, 30 days ניסן | ||
| + | * Iyyar, 29 days אייר | ||
| + | * Sivan, 30 days סיון | ||
| + | * Tammuz, 29 days תמוז | ||
| + | * Av, 30 days אב | ||
| + | * Elul, 29 days אלול | ||
| + | * Tishri, 30 days תשרי | ||
| + | * Heshvan, 29/30 days חשון | ||
| + | * Kislev, 29/30 days כסלו | ||
| + | * Tevet, 29 days טבת | ||
| + | * Shevat, 30 days שבט | ||
| + | * Adar 1, 30 days, intercalary month אדר א | ||
| + | * Adar 2, 29 days אדר ב | ||
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| + | Adar 1 is only added 7 times in 19 years. In ordinary years, Adar 2 is simply called Adar. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Year]] | * [[Year]] | ||
[[Category: Months]] | [[Category: Months]] | ||
Current revision as of 20:52, 16 March 2009
A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon.
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[edit] Length
Months can range in length from 28 to 31 days.
[edit] Julian and Gregorian calendars
The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar before it, has twelve months:
- January, 31 days
- February, 28 days, 29 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
[edit] Hebrew Calendar
The Hebrew calendar has 12 or 13 months.
- Nisan, 30 days ניסן
- Iyyar, 29 days אייר
- Sivan, 30 days סיון
- Tammuz, 29 days תמוז
- Av, 30 days אב
- Elul, 29 days אלול
- Tishri, 30 days תשרי
- Heshvan, 29/30 days חשון
- Kislev, 29/30 days כסלו
- Tevet, 29 days טבת
- Shevat, 30 days שבט
- Adar 1, 30 days, intercalary month אדר א
- Adar 2, 29 days אדר ב
Adar 1 is only added 7 times in 19 years. In ordinary years, Adar 2 is simply called Adar.
