The Missing Thirteenth Month

Have you ever noticed how our 12 month calendar has no symmetry or pattern? The 31 day month does not even alternate with non-31 day months to follow a pattern. It really is a mess and should be fixed.

If every month was shortened to 28 days, or basically a lunar cycle of four 7-day weeks, we would? have room for a 13th month.

Days    Month   Days More that 28 Days
31	Jan	3 more days than 28
28	Feb	0 more days than 28
31	Mar	3 more days than 28
30	Apr	2 more days than 28
31	May	3 more days than 28
30	Jun	2 more days than 28
31	Jul	3 more days than 28
31	Aug	3 more days than 28
30	Sep	2 more days than 28
31	Oct	3 more days than 28
30	Nov	2 more days than 28
31	Dec	3 more days than 28
365		29 days left over if each month was 28 days

With 29 days left over, we could create a 13th month of 28 days and then have an extra day that would not belong to any month. Call it nil-day or something.

What’s the benefit to society? Absolutely nothing. Its just a lark to think about.

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