page_title: January
section_title: Trivia
hierarchical_section_title: January / Trivia
caption_attribution_description: English: Bust of Janus, Vatican Museum
context_page_description: January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, coming between December and February. It has 31 days.
  January begins on the same day of the week as October in common years, and April and July in leap years. January ends on the same day of the week as February and October in common years, and July in leap years.
context_section_description: January is named after the Roman God Janus, who was the Roman God of doors and gates.
  January and July are the only pair of 31-day month's  that are exactly six months apart. In the English language, they are also the only pair of months to both begin and end with the same letters (J and Y respectively)
  The star signs for January are Capricorn (December 22 to January 20) and Aquarius (January 21 to February 19).
  It is the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere, and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere
  It is one of three months in the English language to begin with "J", along with June and July, but unlike the latter two, does not have a "U" as a second letter.
caption: Statue of the Roman God Janus.
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