calendar month

/ˌkæləndər mənθ/

Other forms: calendar months

Definitions of calendar month

1. noun

   one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
   synonyms: month

   types:

   date

   the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

   Revolutionary calendar month

   a month in the Revolutionary calendar

   Gregorian calendar month

   a month in the Gregorian calendar

   Jewish calendar month

   a month in the Jewish calendar

   Islamic calendar month

   any lunar month in the Muslim calendar

   Hindu calendar month

   any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar

   Vendemiaire

   first month of the Revolutionary calendar (September and October); the month of the grape harvest

   Brumaire

   second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist

   Frimaire

   third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month

   Nivose

   fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month

   Pluviose

   fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month

   Ventose

   sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month

   Germinal

   seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds

   Floreal

   eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers

   Prairial

   ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows

   Messidor

   tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest

   Thermidor

   eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat

   Fructidor

   twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit

   Jan, January

   the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

   Feb, February

   the month following January and preceding March

   Mar, March

   the month following February and preceding April

   Apr, April

   the month following March and preceding May

   May

   the month following April and preceding June

   June

   the month following May and preceding July

   July

   the month following June and preceding August

   Aug, August

   the month following July and preceding September

   Sep, Sept, September

   the month following August and preceding October

   Oct, October

   the month following September and preceding November

   Nov, November

   the month following October and preceding December

   Dec, December

   the last (12th) month of the year

   Tishri

   the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)

   Heshvan

   the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)

   Chislev, Kislev

   the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)

   Tebet, Tevet

   the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)

   Shebat, Shevat

   the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)

   Adar

   the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)

   Adar Sheni, Veadar

   included seven times in every 19 years

   Nisan, Nissan

   the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)

   Iyar, Iyyar

   the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)

   Sivan, Siwan

   the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)

   Tammuz, Thammuz

   the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)

   Ab, Av

   the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

   Ellul, Elul

   the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)

   Moharram, Muharram, Muharrum

   the first month of the Islamic calendar

   Safar, Saphar

   the second month of the Islamic calendar

   Rabi I

   the third month of the Islamic calendar

   Rabi II

   the fourth month of the Islamic calendar

   Jomada I, Jumada I

   the fifth month of the Islamic calendar

   Jomada II, Jumada II

   the sixth month of the Islamic calendar

   Rajab

   the seventh month of the Islamic calendar

   Sha'ban, Shaaban

   the eighth month of the Islamic calendar

   Ramadan

   the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith

   Shawwal

   the tenth month of the Islamic calendar

   Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Qa'dah

   the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar

   Dhu al-Hijja, Dhu al-Hijjah, Dhu'l-Hijja, Dhu'l-Hijjah

   the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years

   Caitra, Chait, Chaitra

   the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)

   Baisakh, Vaisakha

   the second month of the Hindu calendar

   Jeth, Jyaistha

   the third month of the Hindu calendar

   Asadha, Asarh

   the fourth month of the Hindu calendar

   Sawan, Sravana

   the fifth month of the Hindu calendar

   Bhadon, Bhadrapada

   the sixth month of the Hindu calendar

   Asin, Asvina

   the seventh month of the Hindu calendar

   Kartik, Karttika

   the eighth month of the Hindu calendar

   Aghan, Margasivsa

   the ninth month of the Hindu calendar

   Pansa, Pausha, Pus

   the tenth month of the Hindu calendar

   Magh, Magha

   the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar

   Phagun, Phalguna

   the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar

   date of reference, epoch

   (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded

   type of:

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time