August

Summary

August is a calendar month^[1]. August ranks in the top 3% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,450 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• August's instance of is recorded as calendar month^[3].
• Augustus is named after August^[4].
• harvest is named after August^[5].
• sickle is named after August^[6].
• August followed July^[7].
• August was followed by September^[8].
• August is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar^[9].
• August is part of Julian calendar^[10].
• August is part of Gregorian calendar^[11].
• August is part of Swedish calendar^[12].
• August's Commons category is recorded as August^[13].
• August comprises August 1^[14].
• August comprises August 2^[15].
• August comprises August 3^[16].
• August comprises August 4^[17].
• August comprises August 5^[18].
• August comprises August 6^[19].
• August comprises August 7^[20].
• August comprises August 8^[21].
• August comprises August 9^[22].
• August comprises August 10^[23].
• August comprises August 11^[24].
• August comprises August 12^[25].
• August comprises August 13^[26].
• August comprises August 14^[27].

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Definition and Type

August's instance of is recorded as calendar month^[3]. August is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar^[9].

Origins

Things named after include Augustus^[4], a politician^[28], -0063–0014^[29], of Ancient Rome^[30]; harvest^[5], an agronomic practice^[31]; and sickle^[6].

Use and Application

Components include August 1^[14], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[32]; August 2^[15], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[33]; August 3^[16], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[34]; August 4^[17], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[35]; August 5^[18], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[36]; and August 6^[19], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[37]. Part of include Julian calendar^[10], a solar calendar^[38], founded in -0045^[39]; Gregorian calendar^[11], an arithmetic calendar^[40], founded in 1582^[41]; and Swedish calendar^[12], a calendar system^[42], in Swedish Empire^[43].

Influence

Things named for August include Ferragosto^[44], a national day^[45], in Italy^[46] and August^[47], a male given name^[48].

Why It Matters

August ranks in the top 3% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,450 views/month).^[2] August has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] August is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for August include Ferragosto^[44], a national day^[45], in Italy^[46] and August^[47], a male given name^[48].