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A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural phase cycle of the Moon; the words month and Moon are cognates.The traditional concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar months ("lunations") are synodic months and last approximately 29.53 days, making for roughly 12.37 such months in one Earth year.
This template returns the cyclic integer month number (between 1 and 12) of the month whose real number is in parameter. Alternatively, the month can be given with its English name (complete or abbreviated to 3 characters, with capitals or small letters).
This template returns the English abbreviation (between "Jan" and "Dec") of the month whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English name or abbreviation (in any letter case) can be provided.
4 Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero. ... 6 Examples for all standard English month names. 7 Examples for all abbreviated English month names. 8 See also.
2 Examples for all standard English month names. ... 5 Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero. 6 Examples for month number underflows and overflows, ...
Short format: dd/mm/yyyy (Day first, month number and year in left-to-right writing direction) in Afar, French and Somali ("d/m/yy" is a common alternative). Gregorian dates follow the same rules but tend to be written in the yyyy/m/d format (Day first, month number, and year in right-to-left writing direction) in Arabic language.
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January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day.It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).