Not any more, but it was the eighth month in the Old Roman calendar.
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The eighth month of the year is August.
October was originally the 8th month in the Roman calendar. The name "October" comes from the Latin word "octo," meaning eight.
our calendar is based on the Roman one; but the Romans celebrated New Year's Day on March 1st. For them, October was truly the eighth month. Also Octo means Eight in Latin.
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is denoted by the number 8. Originally, it was the sixth month in the Roman calendar, which only had 10 months total, but when January and February were added in 700 BC, August became the eighth month.
The eighth month of a year of the Gregorian calendar, August, has 31 days.