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September

vr.tr.september · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain September as a calendar month, relay length, position, astronomy, etymology and common observances from calendar and cultural sources, and distinguish September from the September equinox, the September 11 attacks as an event and months in other calendars, noting that observances vary by country and year.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain September as a calendar month, relay length, position, astronomy, etymology and common observances from calendar and cultural sources, and distinguish September from the September equinox, the September 11 attacks as an event and months in other calendars, noting that observances vary by country and year.

The ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, with 30 days, running from day 244 to day 273 in common years and from day 245 to day 274 in leap years, named from Latin septem, seven, because it was the seventh month of the early Roman calendar, containing the September equinox around 22 or 23 September, and observances such as Labor Day in the United States and Canada on the first Monday, Independence Day in Mexico on 16 September and the International Day of Peace on 21 September; in many countries the school year begins in September.

What it is for: Organising time within the year.

It can be explain position and length; relay astronomy and etymology; describe observances; distinguish related concepts.

Distinguishing features

Ninth month

Contains an equinox

Name from seventh Roman month

Start of school year in many countries

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a calendar period.

Physical character

days: 30 count

day of year range: 244-273 in common years, 245-274 in leap years note

equinox: around 22 or 23 September date - varies by year and time zone

ISO 8601 number: 09 code

How it is recognised

Ninth month of the Gregorian calendar

September, Sep, Sept

The September equinox is an astronomical event; September 11 is a specific date; other calendars differ

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

month of the Gregorian calendar

follows -

August

precedes -

October

contains -

September equinox

In practice

Families and kinds

days of September

September observances

September in different hemispheres

Standards and regulation

ISO 8601 date representation

National public holiday laws

Failure modes and hazards

Assuming Northern Hemisphere seasons

Stating moveable observances as fixed

Confusing the month with specific events

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What September is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is September, and how does it relate to the September equinox, specific events and months in other calendars? definition
  2. Is the question about dates, seasons, holidays or etymology? boundary

Days

Days of September.

Days

Days.

  1. Which days of September have entries, and what day-of-year numbers do they have? measurement
  2. Which entry fits the specific day? action
Astronomy Astronomy and calendar.

Science.

Equinox

Equinox.

Equinox

Equinox.

  1. Why does the September equinox fall around 22 or 23 September? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Roman

Roman calendar.

Roman

Roman.

  1. Why is September named for seven when it is the ninth month? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Observances.

Attribution.

Holidays

Holidays.

Holidays

Holidays.

  1. Which holidays fall in September, such as Labor Day, Mexican Independence Day and the International Day of Peace? provenance
  2. Which entry fits International Day of Peace? action

School

School year.

School

School.

  1. Why does the school year begin in September in many countries? provenance
  2. Which entry fits academic year? action
Context History.

Context.

1752

Calendar change of 1752.

1752

1752.

  1. Why did September 1752 have eleven days removed in Britain and its colonies? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Calendar (New Style) Act 1750? action

Seasons

Seasons.

Seasons

Seasons.

  1. How does September differ between hemispheres? provenance
  2. Which entry fits autumn? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should observances be linked individually?
  • How should calendar sources be linked?
  • How should moveable holidays be recorded?