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July
July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. Within much of the Northern hemisphere it is, on average, the hottest month, whilst in much of the Southern hemisphere it is the coldest.
July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Cancer and ends in the sign of Leo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Gemini and ends in the constellation of Cancer.
July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, before January became the first month of the calendar year (the year when displayed as twelve months in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC. In the pagan wheel of the year July ends at or near to Lughnasadh in the northern hemisphere and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere.
- July begins on the same day of the week as April every year and also January in leap years.
- July's flower is the water lily or larkspur.
- July's birthstone is the ruby.
- July is the most common birth month, along with October.
