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===Usage===
The {{tl|Which calendar}}&nbsp;template is a variant of {{tl|Clarification needed}} to be used specifically when the clarification that is needed is the ''calendar'' in which a particular date is expressed.

At various times in modern history, [[Old Style and New Style dates|multiple calendars were in use at the same time]]. Therefore, in an article on Russian history, a date such as "March 1, 1881" may be ambiguous: it might mean {{OldStyleDate|March 1|1881|March 13}}, or it might mean {{OldStyleDate|February 17|1881|March 1}}.

You may use either of the following formats:
: <code><nowiki>{{which calendar|{{subst:DATE}}}}</nowiki></code>
or

: <code><nowiki>{{which calendar|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

This template will place articles into [[:Category:Articles containing ambiguous dates]].

To fix the issue, use the {{tl|OldStyleDate}} template to clarify the meaning of the date:

: <code><nowiki>{{OldStyleDate|March 1|1881|March 13}}</nowiki></code>

which produces

: {{OldStyleDate|March 1|1881|March 13}}

===Redirects===
*{{Tl|What calendar}}
*{{Tl|What calendar?}}
*{{Tl|Which calendar?}}

===See also===
* {{tl|Which}}, {{tl|Clarification needed}}
* {{tl|OldStyleDate}}, {{tl|OldStyleDateDY}}, {{tl|OldStyleDateNY}}

===TemplateData===
{{TemplateDataHeader}}

<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"link": {
"label": "Link target",
"description": "Change what \"which calendar?\" text links to",
"type": "wiki-page-name",
"default": "MOS:OSNS"
},
"date": {
"suggested": true,
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}"
}
},
"format": "inline",
"description": "For tagging ambiguous dates which might plausibly be interpreted differently according to multiple calendars in use at the time."
}
</templatedata>

{{Inline tags}}

<includeonly>
[[Category:Inline cleanup templates]]
[[Category:Time and date maintenance templates]]
</includeonly>
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