July

July is the seventh month of the year in the and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the coldest month within much of the Southern hemisphere.

July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of and ends in the sign of. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of and ends in the constellation of.

July was renamed for, who was born in that month. Previously, it was called  in, since it was the fifth month in the ancient , before January became the first month of the calendar year (the year when displayed as twelve months in order) during the time of the about 450 BC.



Other names

 * In, the month is called heinäkuu, meaning "month of hay", related to agriculture.
 * In the the month is called Iúil and is the third and last month of the Summer season.
 * In, the month is called Temmuz, most likely taken from the Jewish Month.
 * The name for July is Gorffennaf which means end of the summer.
 * The name for July is Shichigatsu (七月) which means "seventh month".
 * The name for July is Julio (七月)

Reference

 * Entourages