The Germanic calendars were any of the various calendars in use among the Germanic peoples prior to the introduction of the Julian calendar.

Germanic months were lunar months of 29 days; both the English language "month" and the German language "Monat" are cognate with the word "moon". A leap month was periodically added to keep the months synchronized with the seasons.

Each group of Germanic peoples developed its own names for the months, which have long since been replaced with local adaptations of the Romanic month names, although Germanic languages have largely kept to this day the old Germanic names for days of the week, most of which honor old Germanic gods.

Month Names
Modern English	Old English	Medieval German
January	Æftera Géola (After Yule) or Giuli	Hartung (Severeness) or Eismond (Ice Month)
February	Solmónaþ (Sun Month) or Fillibrook (Brook-Filling)	Hornung (Horning ?)
March	Hréðmónaþ (Month of the Goddess Hréð)	Lenzmond (Springtime Month) or Lenzing (Springing)
April	Eosturmónaþ / Eastermónaþ (Month of the Goddess Eostre)	Ostermond (Month of the Goddess Eostre)
May	Þrimilcimónaþ (Three Milkings Month)	Wonnemond (Blissfulness Month)
June	Ærra Líða (Before Midsummer)	Brachet or Brachmond (Fallow Month)
(None; leap month)	Þrilíða (Third Midsummer)	(??)
July	Æftera Líða (After Midsummer)	Heumond (Hay Month) or Heuert
August	Weodmónaþ (Plant month)	Erntemond (Crop Month) or Ernting
September	Háligmónaþ (Holy Month) or Hærfestmónaþ (Harvest Month)	Herbstmond (Harvest Month) or Scheiding (Seperating)
October	Winterfylleþ (Winterfilled) or Rugern (Rye harvest)	Gilbhart (??) or Weinmond (Wine Month)
November	Blótmónaþ (Blót Month)	Nebelung (Fogging) or Wintermond (Winter Month)
December	Ærra Géola (Before Yule) or Giuli (Yule)	Julmond (Yule Month) or Heilmond (Holy Month)

External links

• Hwæt! Months & Seasons (http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/hwaet/hwaet_months.html) in Old English
• Facts and Figures: The Norse Way (http://www.timelessmyths.com/norse/way.html) General information on old Germanic culture, including time
• The Ancient and Medieval Germanic Month Names (http://haligwaerstow.ealdriht.org/months.html)