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6 BC by topic
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6 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar6 BC
VI BC
Ab urbe condita748
Ancient Greek era193rd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar4745
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−598
Berber calendar945
Buddhist calendar539
Burmese calendar−643
Byzantine calendar5503–5504
Chinese calendar甲寅年 (Wood Tiger)
2692 or 2485
    — to —
乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit)
2693 or 2486
Coptic calendar−289 – −288
Discordian calendar1161
Ethiopian calendar−13 – −12
Hebrew calendar3755–3756
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat51–52
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga3095–3096
Holocene calendar9995
Iranian calendar627 BP – 626 BP
Islamic calendar646 BH – 645 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendar6 BC
VI BC
Korean calendar2328
Minguo calendar1917 before ROC
民前1917年
Nanakshahi calendar−1473
Seleucid era306/307 AG
Thai solar calendar537–538
Tibetan calendar阳木虎年
(male Wood-Tiger)
121 or −260 or −1032
    — to —
阴木兔年
(female Wood-Rabbit)
122 or −259 or −1031

Year 6 BC was a common year starting on Sunday or Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Balbus and Vetus (or, less frequently, year 748 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 6 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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  1. ^ Spears, Tom (December 4, 2005). "Star of Wonder". Ottawa Citizen. p. A7. "Michael Molnar announced 10 years ago his conclusion that the Star of Bethlehem was in fact a double eclipse of Jupiter in a rare astrological conjunction that occurred in Aries on March 20, 6 BC, and again on April 17, 6 BC. ... Mr. Molnar believes that Roman astrologers would have interpreted the double-eclipse as signifying the birth of a divine king in Judea." However, astronomical software such as Stellarium shows that on March 20, the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon could not be seen from Rome, as the Moon passed by the planet without obscuring it. Furthermore, the event on April 17 began when Jupiter was 38 degrees above the horizon, at 2pm, i.e. in daylight, so it is extremely unlikely that this event would have been seen either.
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