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The name itself proves that this is a secondary form of Fons modelled on Janus, [207] denouncing the late character of this myth: it was probably conceived because of the proximity of the festivals of Juturna (11 January) and the Agonium of Janus (9 January) as well as for the presence of an altar of Fons near the Janiculum [208] and the ...
Samvatsara (संवत्सर) is a Sanskrit term for a "year" in Vedic literature such as the Rigveda and other ancient texts. [1] In the medieval era literature, a samvatsara refers to the "Jovian year", that is a year based on the relative position of the planet Jupiter, while the solar year is called varsha.
Tammuz (Hebrew: תַּמּוּז , Tammūz), or Tamuz, is the tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, and the modern Assyrian calendar. It is a month of 29 days, which occurs on the Gregorian calendar around June–July.
This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...
It is one of four months that have 30 days—alongside April, September and November—and is the second 30-day month of the year, following April, the fourth month of the year, and preceding September—the ninth month of the year. [2] June is in the second quarter (Q2) of a calendar year, alongside April and May, and the sixth and final month ...
In the Gregorian calendar, this pertains to the "actual movement of the sun with respect to the earth." [1] Also known as the six month period that occurs between the winter solstice and summer solstice (approximately 20 December - 20 June). [1] According to the Indian solar calendar, it refers to the movement of the Sun through the zodiac. [1]
The last day of June was the pridie Kalendas Quinctilis (pridie Kalendas Iulias after July was renamed), [3] "day before the Kalends of July". The modern equivalent of this date was June 29 on the pre-Julian calendar, but June 30 on the Julian, because June was one of the months to which a day was added in realigning with astronomical time.
In India's national civil calendar, this month is the fourth month of the year, beginning on 22 June and ending on 22 July. In Hindu astrology , Ashada begins with the Sun 's entry into Gemini . It is the first of the two months that comprise the monsoon season.