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Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but this is an invention of the 13th century scholar Johannes de Sacrobosco. Sextilis had 31 days before it was renamed. It was not chosen for its length. [7] [8]
August (31 days), from Latin mēnsis Augustus, "Month of Augustus", instituted by Augustus in 8 BC in agreement with July and from the occurrence during the month of several important events during his rise to power [68] September (30 days), from Latin mēnsis september, "seventh month", of the ten-month Roman year of Romulus c. 750 BC [69]
Knuckles are counted as 31 days, depressions between knuckles as 30 (or 28/29) days. One starts with the little finger knuckle as January, and one finger or depression at a time is counted towards the index finger knuckle (July), saying the months while doing so.
Admit it: You're not sure how many days are in this month.
The 30-day months always have four Sundays each; and the 31-day months always have five Sundays each. The number of business days (non-weekends) in each month is 26. Since 91 is a multiple of 7, each quarter has 13 weeks and begins on the same day of week.
August 31. Eat Outside Day. National Trail Mix Day. National Zoo Awareness Day. Weekly Observances in August 2022. August 1 to 7: International Clown Week, National Simplify Your Life Week ...
The day after a kalends, nones, or ides was also often expressed as the "day after" (postridie) owing to their special status as particularly unlucky "black days". The anomalous status of the new 31-day months under the Julian calendar was an effect of Caesar's desire to avoid affecting the festivals tied to the nones and ides of various months ...
January is 31 days long — just like six other months on the calendar. But unlike sunny July or busy December, for many people the first month of the year always feels like it lasts an eternity.