Month
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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.
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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.
