Conversion between Julian and Gregorian calendars
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The tables below list equivalent dates in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Years are given in astronomical year numbering
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The usual rules of algebraic addition and subtraction apply; adding a negative number is the same as subtracting the absolute value
, and subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the absolute value.
No guidance is provided about conversion of dates before March 5, -500, or after March 28, 2100 (both being Julian dates).
Astronomical year numbering
Astronomical year numbering is based on AD/CE year numbering, but follows normal decimal integer numbering more strictly. Thus, it has a year 0, the years before that are designated with negative numbers and the years after that are designated with positive numbers...
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Conventions
- Within these tables, January 1 is always the first day of the year.
- The Gregorian calendarGregorian calendarThe Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
did not exist before October 15, 1582. Gregorian dates before that are proleptic, that is, using the Gregorian rules to reckon backward from October 15, 1582. - AugustusAugustusAugustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
corrected errors in the observance of leap years by omitting leap days until A.D. 8. Julian calendarJulian calendarThe Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...
dates before A.D. 8 are proleptic, and do not necessarily match the dates actually observed in the Roman EmpireRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
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Conversion table
Year | Julian date | Gregorian date | Difference |
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−500 | March 5 | February 28 | |
−500 | March 6 | March 1 | −5 |
−300 | March 3 | February 27 | −5 |
−300 | March 4 | February 28 | |
−300 | March 5 | March 1 | −4 |
−200 | March 2 | February 27 | −4 |
−200 | March 3 | February 28 | |
−200 | March 4 | March 1 | −3 |
−100 | March 1 | February 27 | −3 |
−100 | March 2 | February 28 | |
−100 | March 3 | March 1 | −2 |
100 | February 29 | February 27 | −2 |
100 | March 1 | February 28 | |
100 | March 2 | March 1 | −1 |
200 | February 28 | February 27 | −1 |
200 | February 29 | February 28 | |
200 | March 1 | March 1 | 0 |
300 | February 28 | February 28 | 0 |
300 | February 29 | March 1 | |
300 | March 1 | March 2 | 1 |
Year | Julian date | Gregorian date | Difference |
500 | February 28 | March 1 | 1 |
500 | February 29 | March 2 | |
500 | March 1 | March 3 | 2 |
600 | February 28 | March 2 | 2 |
600 | February 29 | March 3 | |
600 | March 1 | March 4 | 3 |
700 | February 28 | March 3 | 3 |
700 | February 29 | March 4 | |
700 | March 1 | March 5 | 4 |
900 | February 28 | March 4 | 4 |
900 | February 29 | March 5 | |
900 | March 1 | March 6 | 5 |
Year | Julian date | Gregorian date | Difference |
1000 | February 28 | March 5 | 5 |
1000 | February 29 | March 6 | |
1000 | March 1 | March 7 | 6 |
1100 | February 28 | March 6 | 6 |
1100 | February 29 | March 7 | |
1100 | March 1 | March 8 | 7 |
1300 | February 28 | March 7 | 7 |
1300 | February 29 | March 8 | |
1300 | March 1 | March 9 | 8 |
1400 | February 28 | March 8 | 8 |
1400 | February 29 | March 9 | |
1400 | March 1 | March 10 | 9 |
1500 | February 28 | March 9 | 9 |
1500 | February 29 | March 10 | |
1500 | March 1 | March 11 | 10 |
Year | Julian date | Gregorian date | Difference |
1582 | October 4 | October14 | 10 |
1582 | October 5 | October 15 | 10 |
1582 | October 6 | October 16 | 10 |
1700 | February 18 | February 28 | 10 |
1700 | February 19 | March 1 | 10 |
1700 | February 28 | March 10 | 10 |
1700 | February 29 | March 11 | |
1700 | March 1 | March 12 | 11 |
1800 | February 17 | February 28 | 11 |
1800 | February 18 | March 1 | 11 |
1800 | February 28 | March 11 | 11 |
1800 | February 29 | March 12 | |
1800 | March 1 | March 13 | 12 |
1900 | February 16 | February 28 | 12 |
1900 | February 17 | March 1 | 12 |
1900 | February 28 | March 12 | 12 |
1900 | February 29 | March 13 | |
1900 | March 1 | March 14 | 13 |
2100 | February 15 | February 28 | 13 |
2100 | February 16 | March 1 | 13 |
2100 | February 28 | March 13 | 13 |
Using the tables
Dates near leap days that are observed in the Julian calendar but not in the Gregorian are listed in the table. Dates near the adoption date in some countries are also listed. For dates not listed, see below.The usual rules of algebraic addition and subtraction apply; adding a negative number is the same as subtracting the absolute value
Absolute value
In mathematics, the absolute value |a| of a real number a is the numerical value of a without regard to its sign. So, for example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of -3 is also 3...
, and subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the absolute value.
No guidance is provided about conversion of dates before March 5, -500, or after March 28, 2100 (both being Julian dates).