!!! Overview [1] [{$pagename}] is a unit of [time], used with calendars, which is approximately as long as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such [months] (lunations) are synodic [{$pagename}]s and last approximately 29.53 [days]. From excavated tally sticks, researchers have deduced that people counted [days] in relation to the Moon's phases as early as the Paleolithic age. Synodic [{$pagename}]s, based on the Moon's orbital period with respect to the Earth-Sun line, are still the basis of many calendars today, and are used to divide the [year]. !! Julian and Gregorian [calendar]s The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar before it, has twelve [months]: %%zebra-table %%sortable %%table-filter ||Chronology||Alphabetic||[Days] |1|January|31 |2|February|28 or 29 in leap years |3|March|31 |4|April|30 |5|May|31 |6|June|30 |7|July|31 |8|August|31 |9|September|30 |10|October|31 |11|November|30 |12|December|31 /% /% /% !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Month|Wikipedia:Month|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-10-14-