April

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days.

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Fourth - Month - Year - Gregorian Calendar - Day

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April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces and ends in the constellation of Aries.

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Aries - Taurus - Pisces

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The name is derived from the Latin aprilis, either from the Latin word aperire which means "to open", probably referring to the "opening of the light in the days, and of the life of the leaves, and of the voices of the birds, and of the hearts of men", or from the Etruscan name Apru for Aphrodite.

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Latin - Etruscan - Aphrodite

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April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar and had 29 days. Julius Caesar's calendar reform in 45 BCE resulted in April having 30 days and becoming the fourth month, as the year now began in January.

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Roman calendar - Julius Caesar - Reform - 45 BCE - January

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