Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
7th day of the 1st month: 人日 ( Jinjitsu ), 七草の節句 ( Nanakusa no sekku) held on 7 January. 3rd day of the 3rd month: 上巳 ( Jōshi ), 桃の節句 ( Momo no sekku) held on 3 March in many areas, but in some area on 3 April. 雛祭り ( Hina matsuri ), Girls' Day. 5th day of the 5th month: Tango ( 端午 ): mostly held on 5 May.
Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. [ 1][ a] It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull Inter gravissimas issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years ...
The traditional Chinese calendar ( traditional Chinese: 農曆; simplified Chinese: 农历; lit. 'agricultural calendar'; informally traditional Chinese: 陰曆; simplified Chinese: 阴历; lit. ' lunar calendar ') is a lunisolar calendar, combining the solar, lunar, and other cycles for various social and agricultural purposes.
A perpetual calendar is a calendar valid for many years, usually designed to look up the day of the week for a given date in the past or future. For the Gregorian and Julian calendars, a perpetual calendar typically consists of one of three general variations: Fourteen one-year calendars, plus a table to show which one-year calendar is to be ...
Revised Julian calendar. The Revised Julian calendar, or less formally the new calendar and also known as the Milanković calendar, is a calendar proposed in 1923 by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković as a more accurate alternative to both Julian and Gregorian calendars. At the time, the Julian calendar was still in use by all of the ...
A calendar date is a reference to a particular day represented within a calendar system. The calendar date allows the specific day to be identified. The number of days between two dates may be calculated. For example, "25 August 2024" is ten days after "15 August 2024". The date of a particular event depends on the observed time zone.
Lunisolar calendar. A lunisolar calendar is a calendar in many cultures, incorporating lunar calendars and solar calendars. The date of lunisolar calendars therefore indicates both the Moon phase and the time of the solar year, that is the position of the Sun in the Earth's sky. If the sidereal year (such as in a sidereal solar calendar) is ...
The days of the 3, 5, 6, and 7 day weeks are arranged in simple recurring cycles - much like the seven days of the week in the Gregorian calendar.Because 210 is not divisible by 4, 8, or 9, extra days must be added to the 4-, 8-, and 9-day weeks.