Book of Months
About this book
January
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic January
– Slavic calendar names for January
1 January
– The first day of the Gregorian year
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
– 1 January
New Years Day
– A good time to think we can start over.
Tybi
– Egyptian calendar month - 9 January
Māgh
– Punjabi calendar month - 13 January
মাঘ (Magh)
– Bengali calendar month - 15 January
Māgha
– Hindu calendar month – 19 January in 2026
Shevat
– Hebrew calendar month – 19 January in 2026
Bahman
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 21 January in 2026
February
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic February
– Slavic calendar names for February
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
– 7 February in 2026
Meshir
– Egyptian calendar month - 8 February
Phaggaṇ
– Punjabi calendar month - 12 February
Valentine’s Day
– 14 February
ফাল্গুন (Falgun)
– Bengali calendar month - 14 February
Adar
– Hebrew calendar month – 16 February in 2026
Lunar New Year
– 17 February in 2026
Chinese New Year
– 17 February in 2026
Phālguna
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 18 February in 2026
Month of Ramadan
– 18 February in 2026
Esfand
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 20 February in 2026
March
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic March
– Slavic calendar names for March
Mardi Gras
– 4 March in 2026
Paremhat
– Egyptian calendar month - 10 March
Pi day
– March 14
Chet
– Punjabi calendar month - 14 March
চৈত্র (Choitro)
– Bengali calendar month - 15 March
Nisan
– Hebrew calendar month – 19 March in 2026
Chaitra
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 20 March in 2026
March equinox
– 20 March in 2026
Farvardin
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 21 March in 2026
April
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic April
– Slavic calendar names for April
Passover
– 1 April in 2026
Pharmuthi
– Egyptian calendar month - 1 April
April in Paris
– lyrics by Yip Harburg
Vaisakh
– Punjabi calendar month - 14 April
বৈশাখ (Boishakh)
– Bengali calendar month - 14 April
Vaiśākha
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 17 April in 2026
Iyar
– Hebrew calendar month – 18 April in 2026
Ordibehesht
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 21 April in 2026
May
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic May
– Slavic calendar names for May
Pachons
– Egyptian calendar month - 9 May
Jyeṣṭha
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 14 May in 2026
Jeṭh
– Punjabi calendar month - 15 May
বৈশাখ (Jyoishţho)
– Bengali calendar month - 15 May
Sivan
– Hebrew calendar month – 17 May in 2026
Khordad
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 22 May in 2026
Pentecost
– 24 May in 2026
June
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic June
– Slavic calendar names for June
Payni
– Egyptian calendar month - 8 June
Āṣāḍha
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 15 June in 2026
Hāṛh
– Punjabi calendar month - 15 June
আষাঢ় (Ashaŗh)
– Bengali calendar month - 15 June
Tammuz
– Hebrew calendar month – 16 June in 2026
June solstice
– 21 June in 2026
Tir
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 22 June in 2026
Strawberry moon
– 29 June in 2026
July
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic July
– Slavic calendar names for July
Epiphi
– Egyptian calendar month - 8 July
Av
– Hebrew calendar month – 15 July in 2026
Sāwaṇ
– Punjabi calendar month - 16 July
শ্রাবণ (Shrabon)
– Bengali calendar month - 16 July
Mordad
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 23 June in 2026
Śrāvaṇa
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 30 July in 2026
August
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic August
– Slavic calendar names for August
Mesore
– Egyptian calendar month - 7 August
Elul
– Hebrew calendar month – 14 August in 2026
Bhādõ
– Punjabi calendar month - 15 August
ভাদ্র (Bhadro)
– Bengali calendar month - 16 August
Shahrivar
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 23 August in 2026
Bhādrapada
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 29 August in 2026
September
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic September
– Slavic calendar names for September
Krishna Janmashtami
– 4 September in 2026
Assū
– Punjabi calendar month - 5 September
Thoth
– Egyptian calendar month - 11 September
Tishrei
– Hebrew calendar month – 12 September in 2026
আশ্বিন (Ashshin)
– Bengali calendar month - 16 September
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
– 19 September
Mehr
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 23 September in 2026
Oktoberfest
– 19 September - 4 October in 2026
September equinox
– 23 September in 2026
Aśvin
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 27 September in 2026
October
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic October
– Slavic calendar names for October
Kattak
– Punjabi calendar month - 5 October
Phaophi
– Egyptian calendar month - 11 October
Cheshvan
– Hebrew calendar month – 12 October in 2026
Missing days
– 5-14 October 1582
কার্তিক (Kartik)
– Bengali calendar month - 17 October
Aban
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 23 October in 2026
Kārttika
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 27 October in 2026
November
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic November
– Slavic calendar names for November
Athyr
– Egyptian calendar month - 10 November
Kislev
– Hebrew calendar month – 11 November in 2026
Magghar
– Punjabi calendar month - 14 November
অগ্রহায়ণ (Ôgrohayon)
– Bengali calendar month - 16 November
Azar
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 22 November in 2026
Mārgaśīrṣa
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 25 November in 2026
December
– Gregorian calendar month
Slavic December
– Slavic calendar names for December
Tevet
– Hebrew calendar month – 11 December in 2026
Choiak
– Egyptian calendar month - 11 December
Poh
– Punjabi calendar month - 14 December
পৌষ (Poush)
– Bengali calendar month - 16 December
Winter solstice
– 21 December in 2026
Dey
– Solar Hijri calendar month - 22 December in 2026
Pauṣa
– Hindu calendar lunar month – 24 December in 2026
New Year’s Eve
– 31 December
Roman calendar
– 46 BCE – October 1582
Baháʼí calendar
– Nineteen months with nineteen days each.
Hindu calendar
– A lunarsolar calendar with many variations.
Hebrew calendar
– A lunarsolar calendar for religious purposes.
Punjabi calendar
– A lunarsolar calendar for the Punjabi people.
Lithuanian calendar
– The months have Lithuanian names
Year
– The earth completes an orbit around the sun.
Month
– The moon competes its cycle of phases.
Dragon on the moon
– One way to explain eclipses.
Day
– The earth completes a rotation.
Hour
– One twenty-fourth of a day.
Nothing matches
– There aren’s an even number of days in anything.
