August is the eighth month of the year.
Latin (Roman) name: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus
The Roman month of Sextilis is named for sex or sext, because it was originally the sixth month of the Roman solar year. In 8 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Augustus (August), for then Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. August was sacred to Ceres, Roman Goddess of grain.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, Sextilis (the sixth month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, Sextilis had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), Sextilis had 30 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications (including expanding August to 31 days), resulting in the modern Western calendar. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Sextilis to Augustus (August) in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
Meaning of name: “For Augustus Caesar. In some sources, for Ceres.” — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Flowers: gladiolus and poppy — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Birthstone: sardonyx and peridot — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Goddesses: Tekhi, Ishtar, Ceres, Lakshmi, Hesperus, Tonantzin — SOURCE: “Juno Covella, Perpetual Calendar of the Fellowship of Isis” by Lawrence Durdin-Robertson, Cesara Publications, Chicago, ©1982; with additional Goddesses from The Goddess Book of Days by Diane Stein
August 2009
August 2008
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| August 1 | August 2 | |||||
| August 3 | August 4 | August 5 | August 6 | August 7 | August 8 | August 9 |
| August 10 | August 11 | August 12 | August 13 | August 14 | August 15 | August 16 |
| August 17 | August 18 | August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 |
| August 24 | August 25 | August 26 | August 27 | August 28 | August 29 | August 30 |
| August 31 |
August 2007
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| August 1 | August 2 | August 3 | August 4 | |||
| August 5 | August 6 | August 7 | August 8 | August 9 | August 10 | August 11 |
| August 12 | August 13 | August 14 | August 15 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 |
| August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 | August 24 | August 25 |
| August 26 | August 27 | August 28 | August 29 | August 30 | August 31 |
Books
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Anniversaries and Holidays; by Ruth W. Gregory; American Library Association, Chicago; 1983; out of print, but can still be special ordered
The Goddess Book of Days: A Perpetual 366 Day Engagement Calendar; by Diane Stein; The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA; 1992; ISBN 89594-551-7; paperback; out of print, but can still be special ordered
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Months of the year
See also: months of the year.
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