calendar months

January through December

Calendar months are the twelve named divisions of the year—January through December—as opposed to lunar months or other ways of measuring roughly thirty-day periods.

The term emphasizes the standard civil calendar: The lease runs for six calendar months from the date of signing.

It often appears in contracts and legal documents to specify exact duration.

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months · seasonal cycles · twelve · rain · lunar · harvest · equinox · sun · dog days · Indian summer · leap year · timekeeping · school year · tax season · new year · July · frost · snow

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Opposites
time unit scale

calendar monthsweeks

Seven-day periods

days · hours · minutes · seconds · years

calendar system type

calendar monthsseasons

Year's four divisions

lunar months · lunar cycles · natural cycles · equinoxes · solstices

Family

calendar, month, calendars, almanac, lunar calendar, Gregorian calendar, perpetual calendar, solar calendar, Julian calendar

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