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Julian calendar. This article is about a calendar used for civil and liturgical purposes. For the day-number calendar used for astronomical and historical calculations, see Julian day. For day of year, see Ordinal date. For the terms 'Julian date' and 'Julian Period', see Julian day.
Mar 9, 2024 · Julian calendar, dating system established by Julius Caesar as a reform of the Roman republican calendar. By the 40s bce the Roman civic calendar was three months ahead of the solar calendar.
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Learn about the Julian calendar, a solar calendar based on Earth's revolutions around the Sun, created by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE and replaced the Roman calendar. Find out how it works, why it was reformed, and how it is used by some churches and cultures today.
The Julian calendar was replaced by the Gregorian calendar in 1582 because it did not correctly reflect the actual time it takes the Earth to circle once around the Sun. The switch took more than 300 years and varied by country, with some losing up to 13 days. Learn how to convert between the two calendars, the history and variations of the calendar reform, and the impact of leap years.
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The Julian calendar, proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE (708 AUC), was a reform of the Roman calendar. It was first used in 1 January 45 BCE. It was the main calendar in most of the world, until Pope Gregory XIII replaced that with the Gregorian calendar in 4 October 1582.
In 45 BCE, Julius Caesar introduced a significant reform known as the Julian calendar. This new system aimed to resolve the inaccuracies of the earlier Roman calendar by aligning it with the solar year.
