October begins on the same day of the week asJanuary incommon years, but does not begin on the same day of the week as any other month inleap years. October always ends on the same day of the week asFebruary, and additionally,January incommon years.
October is the tenth month of the year in theGregorian calendar, coming afterSeptember and beforeNovember. It has 31 days. Its name comes from Latinocto, meaningeight, as it was the eighth month of the year in the Old Roman Calendar beforeJanuary andFebruary were added to the beginning of the year, though its name did not change. The tenth month at the time wasDecember.
October begins on the same day of the week asJanuary incommon years, but no other month in confusion years andleap years begins on the same day of the week as October. October ends on the same day of theweek asJanuary incommon years andFebruary every year, as each other's last days are 39 weeks (273 days) and 35 weeks (245 days) apart respectively.
In common years, October starts on the same day of the week asMay of the previous year, and in leap years,August of the previous year. In common years, October finishes on the same day of the week as May of the previous year, and in leap years, August andNovember of the previous year.
In years immediately before common years, October starts on the same day of the week asApril andJuly of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years,September andDecember of the following year. In years immediately before common years, October finishes on the same day of the week asJuly of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years, April and December of the following year.
