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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong> 701<br />

a.d. X Kal. Qvin.<br />

10 days before the Kalends of July<br />

Month: Ivnivs or Junius<br />

The a.d. X Kal. designation means ante diem or ten “days before” the Kalends (first day or New<br />

Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in<br />

modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they<br />

continued to use the lunar day names.<br />

The Roman month of Junius is named for Juno. June was sacred to Juno, Roman Queen Goddess.<br />

The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar<br />

aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In<br />

Romulus’ calendar, June (the fourth month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven<br />

traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, June had<br />

29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title),<br />

reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian <strong>Calendar</strong>), June<br />

had 30 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8<br />

BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications,<br />

resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian <strong>Calendar</strong>, named for Roman Catholic<br />

Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.<br />

Today totals 4 in modern Western numerology.<br />

numerology<br />

lunar information 2007<br />

Waxing Quarter Moon:<br />

Waxing Quarter Moon: Lunar. Occurs on this day in 2007.<br />

Moon enters Libra:<br />

Moon Enters Libra: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Libra at 11:43 am GMT.<br />

701 of 1413 7/14/08 9:29 AM

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