How to Use the Calendar
Year
To change the year, select the number displayed in the year box and type a new number for the year.
To change the year, you can also use the buttons entitled "Previous Year" and entitled "Next Year".
Month
To change the month, select a month from the drop down menu.
To change the month, you can also use the buttons entitled "Previous Month" and entitled "Next Month".
Today's Date
To display the calendar for the current month, click the button entitled "Today".
The calendar changes to display the current month, and today's date is shown inside a yellow box.
TIP:
After you click any of the buttons that change the current Month or the current Year,
you can press the Enter key on the keyboard or keypad to continue changing the Month or the Year in the same direction.
TIP:
After you click any of the buttons that change the current Month or the current Year,
press and hold the Enter key on the keyboard or keypad to quickly change the Month or the Year in the same direction.
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The History of Calendars
Gregorian Calendar
This calendar tool is based on the Gregorian calendar, the calendar used by most of the modern world.
The Gregorian calendar was decreed in 1582 CE by pope Gregory XIII, and immediately adopted in Italy,
Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, and in their territories and possessions.
The Gregorian calendar was gradually adopted in various other countries during the following 340 years,
with several adoptions taking place as late as the 20th century, including Albania, Latvia, Lithuania,
Bulgaria, Russia, Estonia, Romania, Yugoslavia, the USSR, Greece, Turkey, and China.
Julian Calendar
Prior to 1582 CE, most of the Christian world was on the Julian calendar, introduced by Roman Emperor
Julius Caesar in 46 BCE as a replacement for the Roman calendar.
This tool shows accurate Gregorian dates. The Gregorian calendar is based on the Julian calendar,
but the two calendars do not generally agree, and conversion between them is non-trivial.
About the Calendar Tool
When building calendars for years prior to about 1600 CE (Common Era, AD, or Anno Domini), check your dates
to make sure they are Gregorian, and not based on some other calendar, such as the Julian.
Historical dates between 45 BCE and 1582 CE, are likely Julian dates, not Gregorian.
Dates shown on this Gregorian calendar tool generally will not match Julian dates.
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