Tool for writing a date in Latin (and in Roman numerals). The writing of a date according to the Latin language is different from that of a date in English.
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Latin Date
Latin Date Converter
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
How to write a date in latin?
The Latins had 12 months (similar to ours) and 7 days in a week but had the particularity of having 3 days in the month that were fixed from which the dates were described: kalendes, nonas and idus.
Example: The 1st of February is the day of the Calendes of February or Kalendis Februariis
Example: The 31st of March is the day before the Calendes of April so Pridie Kalendas Apriles
For the days between the fixed days, they counted the number of days remaining, by an ordinal numeral adjective, prefixed with Ante Diem (or a.d. ).
To this is added a temporal reference (from which the count starts) which is either AD (Anno Domini) ie. the year 1 (birth of Jesus Christ) or Ab Urbe condita (year 753 BC, date of the foundation of Rome)
The day's description uses words, not Roman numerals.
What are the names of days of the week in latin?
The names of the days are etymologically very close to ours:
| Dies Lunae | Monday (Day of the Moon) |
|---|---|
| Dies Martis | Tuesday (Day of March) |
| Dies Mercuris | Wednesday (Mercury Day) |
| Dies Jovis | Thursday (Day of Jupiter) |
| Dies Veneris | Friday (Day of Venus) |
| Dies Saturni | Saturday (Saturnday) |
| Dies Solis | Sunday (Day of the Sun) |
The word Dies corresponds to the word day.
What are the names of months in latin?
Name of months are also close to ours:
| Martius | Marchs |
|---|---|
| Aprilis | April |
| Maius | May |
| Junius | June |
| Julius | July |
| Augustus | August |
| September | September |
| October | October |
| November | November |
| December | Décember |
| Januarius | January |
| Februarius | February |
What are the dates of Kalendes, Ides and Nones?
Calendes are always the first day of the month.
The Nones are the 5th day except in March, May, July and October where they are the 7th day.
The Ides are the 13th day except in March, May, July and October where they are the 15th day.
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