solar calendar

/ˌsoʊlər ˌkæləndər/

Definitions of solar calendar

1. noun

   a calendar based on solar cycles
   types:

   Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar

   the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752

   Julian calendar, Old Style calendar

   the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February

   Revolutionary calendar

   the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792

   church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar

   a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals

   type of:

   calendar

   a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year