October

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October is the tenth month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars, typically associated with mid-autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
October canonical 12
Oktyabr 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf calendar month
month
associatedSeasonNorthernHemisphere autumn
fall
associatedSeasonSouthernHemisphere spring
containsHoliday Canadian Thanksgiving
Columbus Day
surface form: Columbus Day (United States, second Monday)

Gandhi Jayanti
surface form: Gandhi Jayanti (India, October 2)

German Unity Day
surface form: German Unity Day (Germany, October 3)

Halloween
Indigenous Peoples' Day
surface form: Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States, second Monday, in many jurisdictions)

Labour Day (some countries, e.g., New Zealand, first Monday)
Oktoberfest (partly, in many years)
Reformation Day (October 31, some Protestant regions)
United Nations international days
surface form: United Nations Day (October 24)

United Nations international days
surface form: World Teachers' Day (October 5)
containsLibraDatesApprox October 1–22
containsScorpioDatesApprox October 23–31
etymologyFrom Latin "octo" (meaning eight)
follows September
hasAbbreviation Oct
Oct.
hasBirthFlower cosmos
marigold
hasBirthstone opal
tourmaline
hasDaylightSavingTimeChangeIn many Northern Hemisphere countries
hasEnglishName October
hasISO8601MonthNumber 10
hasNumberOfDays 31
hasZodiacSignPart Libra
Scorpio
isAwarenessMonthFor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in several countries)
isBlackHistoryMonthIn United Kingdom
isInHalf second half of the year
isInQuarter Q4
isLGBTHistoryMonthIn United States of America
surface form: United States
isNationalCyberSecurityAwarenessMonthIn United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar

Julian calendar
positionInYear 10
precedes November
typicalLengthInDays 31
typicalPositionInNorthernHemisphereSeasonCycle mid-autumn
typicalWeatherNorthernHemisphere cooler temperatures compared to September
typicalWeatherSouthernHemisphere warming temperatures compared to September
wasEighthMonthIn Roman calendar

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Julian calendar usesMonths October
October: Ten Days That Shook the World alsoKnownAs October
this entity surface form: Oktyabr
Biketoberfest typicalMonth October
War (with U2) follows October
subject surface form: War
The Great Race timeOfYear October
IST typicalDSTEndMonth October
Fright Nights occursDuring October