Civil & Historical
Roman (Kalends)
Counted toward Kalends, Nones & Ides · AUC year
Rome counted days backward toward three fixed points each month — the Kalends (1st), Nones, and Ides — and numbered years from the founding of the City (ab urbe condita), 753 BCE by Varro’s reckoning.
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In UTC at 02:02 on October 27, 2026, this calendar read a.d. VI Kal. Novembres. The reading above is live, in your own time zone.
At a glance
- Type
- Solar — the year counted the Roman way
- Origin
- Ancient Rome; the Julian reform of 46 BCE gave it its final form
- Year
- 365 or 366 days, after the Julian reform
- Months
- 12, each with three fixed points — the Kalends, Nones and Ides
- Week
- An eight-day market cycle (the nundinae), later the seven-day week
- Leap rule
- The Julian rule — though Rome doubled a day rather than adding one
- Counts from
- The founding of Rome, 753 BCE by Varro’s reckoning (AUC)
- Where it’s used
- Historical; Romans more often dated a year by its consuls
- How it’s worked out here
- The Gregorian date, counted the Roman way toward the next Kalends, Nones or Ides
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