Three Principal Calendars

Each calendar listed below begins with the first month of the year and includes the number of days each month contains. Many months have a variable number of days, as described below.

GREGORIAN
JEWISH
ISLAMIC

Months - Number of Days

January - 31
Tishri (Sep-Oct) -30
Muharram - 29 or 30

February - 28 or 29
Heshvan (Oct-Nov) - 29 or 30
Safar - 29 or 30

March - 31
Kislev (Nov-Dec) - 29 or 30
Rabi I - 29 or 30

April - 30
Tevet (Dec-Jan) - 30
Rabi II - 29 or 30

May - 31
Shevat (Jan-Feb) - 30
Jumada I - 29 or 30

June - 30
Adar (Feb-Mar) - 29 or 30
Jumada II - 29 or 30

July - 31
Adar Sheni (leap year only) - 29
Rajab - 29 or 30

August - 31
Nisan (Mar-Apr) - 30
Sha‘ban - 29 or 30

September - 30
Iyar (Apr-May) - 29
Ramadan - 29 or 30

October - 31
Sivan (May-Jun) - 30
Shawwal - 29 or 30

November - 30
Tammuz (Jun-Jul) - 29
Dhu’l-Qa‘dah - 29 or 30

December - 31
Av (Jul-Aug) - 30
Dhu’l-Hijjah - 29 or 30

Elul (Aug-Sep) - 29