January

Summary

January is a calendar month^[1]. January ranks in the top 8% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,883 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

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Definition and Type

January's instance of is recorded as calendar month^[3]. January is a type of month of the Gregorian calendar^[13].

Origins

Things named after include ice^[4], a type of chemical entity^[28]; tanning^[5], a process^[29]; Janus^[6], a Roman deity^[30]; and New Year^[7], a calendar date^[31].

Use and Application

Components include January 1^[18], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[32]; January 2^[19], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[33]; January 3^[20], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[34]; January 4^[21], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[35]; January 5^[22], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[36]; and January 6^[23], a point in time with respect to recurrent timeframe^[37]. Part of include Julian calendar^[14], a solar calendar^[38], founded in -0045^[39]; Gregorian calendar^[15], an arithmetic calendar^[40], founded in 1582^[41]; and Swedish calendar^[16], a calendar system^[42], in Swedish Empire^[43].

Influence

Things named for January include January Uprising^[44], a rebellion^[45]; Japanese destroyer Mutsuki^[46], a destroyer^[47]; and cisiojanus^[48].

Why It Matters

January ranks in the top 8% of calendar_month entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,883 views/month).^[2] January has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] January is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for January include January Uprising^[44], a rebellion^[45]; Japanese destroyer Mutsuki^[46], a destroyer^[47]; and cisiojanus^[48].