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This article is about the month. For other uses, see July (disambiguation).

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July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis, being the fifth month of the 10-month calendar.

It is on average the warmest month in most of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the second month of summer, and the coldest month in much of the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the second month of winter. The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.

July begins on the same day of the week as April as well as January in leap years. In common years, no other month ends on the same day of the week as July, but January does in leap years. In Additionally, in common years, July begins and ends on the same day of the week as October and ends on the same day of the week as February of the previous year, and in leap years, it begins and ends on the same day of the week as May of the previous year. In years before common years, July begins on the same day of the week as September and December of the following year and ends on the same day of the week as April and December of the following year. In years before leap years, July begins on the same day of the week as June of the following year and ends on the same day of the week as September of the following year. In common years preceded by common years, July begins and ends on the same day of the week as January of the previous year.

"Dog days" are considered to begin in early July in the Northern Hemisphere, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts. Spring lambs born in late winter or early spring are usually sold before 1 July.

July is the traditional period known as "fence month," the closed season for deer in England. The end of England's High Court of Justice Trinity Term takes place on 31 July. July is also the time in which the elections take place for the Japanese House of Councillors, held every three years and replacing half of its seats.

In Ancient Rome, the festival of Poplifugia was celebrated on 5 July, and Ludi Apollinares was held on 13 July and for several days afterwards. However, these dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

July symbols

  • Ruby gemstone

    Ruby gemstone

    July's birthstone is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment.

  • Blue delphinium (Larkspur)

    White water lily

    Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily.
  • The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until July 22) and Leo (July 23 onwards).[1][2]

Observances

This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance.

Month-long observances

Non-Gregorian observances, 2019

(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)

  • List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar
  • List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
  • List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
  • List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
  • List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar

Canada Day is celebrated on July 1

Movable observances, 2020

  • Phi Ta Khon (Dan Sai, Loei province, Isan, Thailand) – Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July.
  • Ra o te Ui Ariki (Cook Islands) July 6[3]
  • Collector Car Appreciation Day (United States) July 10
  • Senior Citizen's Day (Kiribati) July 11 [4]
  • Shark Week July 28 (United States)
  • Earth Overshoot Day: July 29
  • See also Movable Western Christian observances
  • See also Movable Eastern Christian observances

First Friday: July 3

First Saturday: July 4

First Saturday and Sunday: July 4–5

First Sunday: July 5

Sunday closest to 2 July: July 5

First full week in July: July 5–11

First Monday: July 6

5 July or following Monday if it's a weekend: July 6

Day after first Monday: July 7

  • Unity Day (Zambia)

Second Thursday: July 9

Second Sunday: July 12

Nearest Sunday to 11 July: July 12

Third Monday

Third Sunday: July 19

Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks: July 19-August 1

Third Tuesday: July 20

Fourth Sunday: July 26

Friday preceding the Fourth Saturday and the following Sunday: July 24-August 2

Fourth Thursday: July 28

Last Saturday: July 25

Last Sunday: July 30

Thursday before the first Monday: July 30

Following Friday: July 31

Last Friday: July 31

Fixed Gregorian observances

See also

References

  1. ^ The Earth passed the junction of the signs at 08:36 UT/GMT July 22, 2020, and will pass it again at 14:26 UT/GMT July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Astrology Calendar", yourzodiacsign. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.
  3. ^ https://anydayguide.com/calendar/2202
  4. ^ https://anydayguide.com/calendar/2223

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