Calendars
January 6, 2011 by TMO
Calendar: a system of determining the beginning, length, and divisions of a year and for arranging the year into days, weeks, and months
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GREGORIAN |
JEWISH |
ISLAMIC |
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Months |
Number of Days |
Months |
Number of Days |
Months |
Number of Days |
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January |
31 |
Tishri |
(Sep-Oct) |
30 |
Muharram |
29 or 30 |
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February |
28 or 29 |
Heshvan |
(Oct-Nov) |
29 or 30 |
Safar |
29 or 30 |
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March |
31 |
Kislev |
(Nov-Dec) |
29 or 30 |
Rabi I |
29 or 30 |
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April |
30 |
Tevet |
(Dec-Jan) |
30 |
Rabi II |
29 or 30 |
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May |
31 |
Shevat |
(Jan-Feb) |
30 |
Jumada I |
29 or 30 |
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June |
30 |
Adar |
(Feb-Mar) |
29 or 30 |
Jumada II |
29 or 30 |
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July |
31 |
Adar Sheni |
(leap year only) |
29 |
Rajab |
29 or 30 |
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August |
31 |
Nisan |
(Mar-Apr) |
30 |
Sha’ban |
29 or 30 |
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September |
30 |
Iyar |
(Apr-May) |
29 |
Ramadan |
29 or 30 |
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October |
31 |
Sivan |
(May-Jun) |
30 |
Shawwal |
29 or 30 |
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November |
30 |
Tammuz |
(Jun-Jul) |
29 |
Dhu’l-Qaעdah |
29 or 30 |
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December |
31 |
Av |
(Jul-Aug) |
30 |
Dhu’l-Hijjah |
29 or 30 |
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Elul |
(Aug-Sep) |
29 |
The Gregorian calendar is now in use as the civil calendar throughout most of the world. The Jewish calendar is the official calendar of the Jewish religious community. The Islamic calendar is the official calendar in many Muslim countries. Each calendar listed below begins with the first month of the year and includes the number of days each month contains. Many months have a variable number of days.
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