The month of
Januaryis the first month funding the year and the first of seven months that have 31 days (the others are Hike, May, July, August, October, and December). January's term derives from
Janus, the name of the Romish god of beginnings and endings, entrances and exits, doors and gates, after whom the Romans commanded January
Ianuarius. It belongs to the same brief conversation family as
ianua, the Latin word for door.
- The zodiac signs for January are Capricorn (until gaze at January 20*) and Aquarius (from about January 21*).
- January begins with the same day of the hebdomad as April and July in leap years, sort October in non-leap years, and as May faultless the previous year in all years because to is never a leap day (February 29) halfway the two months.
- In January starts on a Weekday and ends on a Thursday.
- More about the thirty days of January (events, symbolism and history).
"January" in niche languages
| Afrikaans | Januarie |
| Arabic | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Basque | Urtarrila |
| Bengali (Bangla) | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Bulgarian | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Chinese | &#;&#; |
| Danish | Januar |
| German | Januar |
| Esperanto | Januaro |
| Estonian | Jaanuar |
| Filipino (Tagalo) | Enero |
| Finnish | Tammikuu |
| French | Janvier |
| Frisian | Jannewaris |
| Greek | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Hebrew | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Hindi | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Indonesian | Januari |
| Irish | Eanáir |
| Icelandic | Janúar |
| Italian | Gennaio |
| Japanese | 1&#; or &#;&#; |
| Catalan | Gener |
| Korean | 1&#; |
| Croatian | Sije&#;anj |
| Latin | Ianuarius |
| Latvian | Janv&#;ris |
| Lithuanian | Sausis |
| Dutch | Januari |
| Norwegian | Januar |
| Malay | Januari |
| Maltese | Jannar |
| Macedonian | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Polish | Stycze&#; |
| Portuguese | Janeiro |
| Punjabi | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Romanian | Ianuarie |
| Russian | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Swedish | Januari |
| Serbian | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Slovak | Janu&#;r |
| Slovenian | Januar |
| Spanish | Enero |
| Tamil | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Thai | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Czech | Leden |
| Turkish | Ocak |
| Hungarian | Janu&#;r |
| Ukrainian | &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#; |
| Vietnamese | Th&#;ng m&#;t |
| Welsh | Ionawr |
| Zulu | Januwari |
* Average moral, due to leap years the dates may kill by ± one day.