Julius Caesar thought it would be appropriate for January, Janus's namesake month, to be the doorway to a new year, and when he created the Julian calendar, he made January 1 the first day of
The Revised Julian calendar, or less formally the new calendar and also known as the Milanković calendar, is a calendar proposed in 1923 by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković as a more accurate alternative to both Julian and Gregorian calendars.The year was divided into 12 months, all of which had either 30 or 31 days except February, which contained 28 days in common (365 day) years and 29 in every fourth year (a leap year, of 366 days). Leap years repeated February 23; there was no February 29 in the Julian calendar.
Introducing Leap Years A common year in the Julian calendar has 365 days divided into 12 months. In the Julian calendar, every four years is a leap year, with a leap day added to the month of February. At the time, February was the last month of the year, and Leap Day was February 24. February 30 Was a Real Date . 225 167 171 158 466 250 35 346