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June—abbreviated Jun or Jun.—is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. June is 30 days long, and comes after May and before July. June marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours. In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the start of winter and contains the winter solstice, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the year.

The

meteor showers occur annually in June, including the Arietids
, which are among the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year, and last between 22 May and 2 July, peaking in intensity on 8 June.

Numerous observances take place in June.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, and known as the Month of the Sacred Heart. The most well-known month-long observance in the United States in June is Pride Month, which is the celebration of LGBT
individuals and the advancement of their civil liberties.

Overview

June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world.[1]: 304 [2] Containing 30 days, June succeeds May and precedes July. It is one of four months to contain 30 days, alongside April, September and November; herein June lies between April, the fourth month of the year, and September—the ninth month of the year.[1]: 304  June is abbreviated as Jun, and may be spelled with or without a concluding period (full stop).[3]

Etymologically, June is ultimately derived from the Latin month of Iunius, named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno (Latin: Iūnō). The name June entered English in the 13th century via the Anglo-Norman join, junye and junie. It was also written in Middle English as Iun and Juin, while the spelling variant Iune was in use until the 17th century.[4][5]

History

Further information: Iunius (month)
See also: Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
Calendar of Filocalus
(AD 354)

June originates from the month of Iunius (also called mensis Iunius)

flaminica Dialis, the high priestess of the god Jupiter, about setting a date for his daughter's wedding, but was advised to wait until after 15 June.[11] The Greek philosopher and writer Plutarch, however, implied that the entire month of June was more favorable for weddings than May.[12]

In 46 BC,

solar year of 365.2422 days (the current value, which varies).[13] In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII promulgated a revised calendar—the Gregorian calendar—that reduced the average length of the calendar year from 365.25 days to 365.2425, correcting the Julian calendar's drift against the solar year.[14][15]

Climate, daylight and astronomy

In the

meteorological summer commences on 1 June. In the Southern Hemisphere, astronomical winter starts on 21 June while meteorological winter begins on 1 June.[16] The June solstice—known as the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere—occurs for one-day between 20–22 June (often on 21 June), marking the longest day of the year in terms of daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere.[17][18] In places north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle, this is when the midnight sun occurs, during which the Sun remains visible even at midnight.[16]

The

meteor showers occur annually during this month. The Arietids—among the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year—last from 22 May until 2 July, peaking on 8 June; the Beta Taurids take place between 5 June and 18 July, peaking on 28 June; and the June Bootids commence between 22 June and 2 July, peaking on 27 June.[23][24]

Observances

In the United States, June is Pride Month

In Catholicism, June is dedicated to the

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Filipino Heritage Month.[26][27] The most well-known month-long observance in the United States in June is Pride Month, which is the celebration of LGBT individuals and the advancement of their civil liberties.[28][29] Caribbean-American Heritage Month also occurs annually in June.[30] National Smile Month, the largest oral health campaign in the United Kingdom and organised by the Oral Health Foundation, commences between alternating dates from mid-May to mid-June.[31][32][33] In Barbados, June is part of the Season of Emancipation which takes place between 14 April and 23 August to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.[34][35]

Global single-day observances

Noteworthy international holidays include:

Fixed
Movable

United Nations

The following are global holidays which are formally observed by the United Nations:[53]

Religious observances

Further information: Date of Easter

As

liturgical feast observed by numerous denominations, always occurs on 29 June.[58]

In Buddhism,

Buddhist festival, occurs on 2 June in Singapore and on 3 June in Thailand as of 2024.[59][60] Shavuot, one of the biblically-ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals observed in Judaism, takes place during the month of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to being between May and June in the Gregorian calendar.[61]

Symbols

In

birth flowers of June are rose and honeysuckle.[64]

References

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Explanatory notes

  1. ^ The Romans usually described their first calendar as one with ten fixed months—four "full months" (pleni menses) with 31 days and six "hollow months" (cavi menses) of 30 days, the latter including Iunius.[7] Later Roman writers usually credited this calendar to Romulus, their legendary first king, around 738 BC. Nevertheless, this early version of the Roman calendar has not been attested, and a number of scholars doubt the existence of this calendar at all.[8][9]
  2. ^ Most common date; many countries observe Father's Day at different dates in June.[52]

External links

  • Quotations related to June at Wikiquote
  • The dictionary definition of june at Wiktionary
  • Media related to June at Wikimedia Commons
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