12 Months of the Year

In a year, there are 12 months. Each month is known by different name. Every of the month has 30/31 days. There is only one month of February  in a year which has which has 28 or 29 days In this article, we learn about the 12 months of the year.

Months of the Year

The names of the 12 months in a year are:

Months Names Table of Contents Toggle
January	February	March
April	May	June
July	August	September
October	November	December

Months in Order

In order, the names of the twelve months are:

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

About 12 Months of the Year

Some of the detail about the months in a year are:

1. January

It is the first month & spans 31 days.

2. February

It is the second month. This month has 28 days. Also, it has 29 days during the leap year.

3. March

It is the third month. It has 31 days.

4. April

It is the fourth month. It is 30 days long.

5. May

It is the fifth month. This month has 31 days

6. June

It is the sixth month. It comprises of 30 days.

7. July

It is the seventh month. It has 31 days.

8. August

It is the eight month. It consists of 31 days.

9. September

It is the ninth month. It has 30 days.

10. October

It is the tenth month. It has 31 days.

11. November

It is the eleventh month. It has 30 days.

12. December

It is the twelfth month. It is the last month & has 31 days.

Abbreviation for the Months

Each of the month abbreviation is based on Associated Press style where every month is abbreviated into 3 or 4 letters excluding some months which are still fully spelled which are:

• March
• April
• May
• June
•  July

AP style recommends only using abbreviations (short month names) for definite dates e.g. Aug. 31. Some people abbreviates every month using the first three letters.

#	Month	Abbreviation (Short Month Names)
1	January	Jan.
2	February	Feb.
3	March	March
4	April	April
5	May	May
6	June	June
7	July	July
8	August	Aug.
9	September	Sept.
10	October	Oct.
11	November	Nov.
12	December	Dec.

Days in 12 Months of the Year

Month Names	Number of Days
January	31
February	28 (29 in a leap year)
March	31
April	30
May	31
June	30
July	31
August	31
September	30
October	31
November	30
December	31

Old Names of Months in Ancient Roman Calendar

In ancient Roman calendar, there were 10 months and has almost 304 days. The names of these months are:

1. Martius
2. Aprilis
3. Maius
4. Junius
5. Quintilis
6. Sextilis
7. September
8. October
9. November
10. December

Calendar of a Month

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

From the calendar, it is clear that:

• 1^st is a Friday
• 2^nd is a Saturday
• 3^rd is a Sunday
• 4^th is a Monday
• 5^th is a Tuesday
• 6^th is a Wednesday
• 7^th is a Thursday

The days repeats itself after every of the 7 days.

Months with 31 Days

The 7 months in a year that have 31 days are:

• January
• March
• May
• July
• August
• October
• December

Months with 30 Days

The 4 months in a year that have 30 days are:

• April
• June
• September
• November

Islamic Months in a Year

There are 12 Islamic months in a year which are:

1. Muharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi al-Awwal
4. Rabi al-Thani
5. Jumada al-Awwal
6. Jumada al-Thani
7. Rajab
8. Shaban
9. Ramadan
10. Shawwal
11. Dhu al-Qi’dah
12. Dhu al-Hijjah

How can I use English months when writing dates?

There are many ways to write months when writing dates in which some of these are:

British English Date Format:

The British English date format is DD-MM-YYYY.

Examples:

• 05-11-2023
• 07-09-2024

American English Date Format:

Americans use the MM-DD-YYYY format in a purely numerical form.

Examples:

• 11-21-2023
• 12-25-2024

International Organization Standardization Date Format:

The international organization standardization date format is YYYY-MM-DD.

Examples:

• 2023-08-20
• 2024-01-01

Australian English Date Format:

The date format in Australia is DD-MM-YYYY as like British.

Examples:

• 21-09-2001
• 31-08-1992

Easiest Methods to Remember the Months

There are many ways to memorize the months of the year in which some of these are:

1. One method is to use a rhyme like 30 Days Hath September
2. Use the Knuckle trick
3. Use posters & ask questions such as which month comes next? Or which month is missing?”

12 Months of the Year Examples

Here, there are some example sentences with the 12 months of the year in them:

• His birthday is in January
• He was born in February
• The meeting will be held in March
• Ali was born in April
• My examinations are held in May
• My brother goes to Dubai in June
• We go to the trip in the month of July
• 14^th August is the Independence Day
• The birthday of my friend is in September
• I will go to Murree in October
• I started my job in November
• The snow starts in December

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Question 1: Who divided the year into twelfths months?

Answer: Numa Pompilius divided the year in twelfths months.

Question 2: Mention the name of the current/present calendar?

Answer: The Gregorian calendar is the current calendar.

Question 3: Which countries do not use our calendar?

Answer: The 4 countries which are not used our calendar are:

• Afghanistan
• Iran
• Ethiopia
• Nepal

Question 4: Which country has distinctive calendar?

Answer: Ethiopia has the distinctive calendar.

Question 5: Which country has the accurate calendar?

Answer: Persian has the accurate calendar.

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