[general]
[ kahl-ehn-dehr ]
Middle English calender, from Old French calendier, from Late
Latin kalendrium, from Latin, account book, from kalendae,
(from calends; from the fact that monthly interest was due on the
calends).
Three Principal Calendars
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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, as described below.
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| GREGORIAN |
JEWISH |
ISLAMIC |
| Months |
Number of Days |
Months |
Number of Days |
Months |
Number of Days |
| January |
31 |
Tishri |
(Sep-Oct) |
30 |
Muharram |
29 or 30 |
| February |
28 or 29 |
Heshvan |
(Oct-Nov) |
29 or 30 |
Safar |
29 or 30 |
| March |
31 |
Kislev |
(Nov-Dec) |
29 or 30 |
Rabi I |
29 or 30 |
| April |
30 |
Tevet |
(Dec-Jan) |
30 |
Rabi II |
29 or 30 |
| May |
31 |
Shevat |
(Jan-Feb) |
30 |
Jumada I |
29 or 30 |
| June |
30 |
Adar |
(Feb-Mar) |
29 or 30 |
Jumada II |
29 or 30 |
| July |
31 |
Adar Sheni |
(leap year only) |
29 |
Rajab |
29 or 30 |
| August |
31 |
Nisan |
(Mar-Apr) |
30 |
Sha‘ban |
29 or 30 |
| September |
30 |
Iyar |
(Apr-May) |
29 |
Ramadan |
29 or 30 |
| October |
31 |
Sivan |
(May-Jun) |
30 |
Shawwal |
29 or 30 |
| November |
30 |
Tammuz |
(Jun-Jul) |
29 |
Dhu’l-Qa‘dah |
29 or 30 |
| December |
31 |
Av |
(Jul-Aug) |
30 |
Dhu’l-Hijjah |
29 or 30 |
| Elul |
(Aug-Sep) |
29 |
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