NOUN
- the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
How To Use Julian calendar In A Sentence
- Under the Old Julian calendar , the popular choice of 5 BC for the year of Jesus's birth would place the 25th of Kislev on the 25th of November.
- In the Julian calendar, the solstice had fallen on 6 January, but because of its inaccuracy the date ‘moved’ back to 25 December.
- Dates before this are considered to be in the Julian calendar.
- The JDToJulian() function converts a Julian day count to a Julian calendar date.
- Residents on Foula in the Shetland Isles still mark the holidays according to the Julian calendar, with Yule on January 6 and Newerday seven days later. Times, Sunday Times
- The Christian calendar was originally based on the Julian calendar of the Romans.
- The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar and hence carries his name.
- Many people credit Julius Caesar for the use of the leap year in his Julian calendar, but he almost certainly took the ideas from the Egyptians.
- The Christian calendar was originally based on the Julian calendar of the Romans.
- Residents on Foula in the Shetland Isles still mark the holidays according to the Julian calendar, with Yule on January 6 and Newerday seven days later. Times, Sunday Times