fecha

Fecha is a Spanish noun meaning date, referring to a specific day or point in time used to designate when an event occurs, or when a document was created or valid. It is commonly used in everyday language and in official records, such as contracts, forms, and calendars.

In most Spanish-speaking contexts, the standard date format is day/month/year (dd/mm/yyyy). Examples include 6/12/2025 or 06/12/2025. In formal writing, the day is sometimes written as a full name: 6 de diciembre de 2025. For international or technical contexts, the ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD) is increasingly used to avoid ambiguity.

Most civil life uses the Gregorian calendar, introduced in the late 16th century and adopted worldwide. Some cultures or religious communities observe lunar or lunisolar calendars for holidays and ritual dates, while legal and commercial systems usually align with the Gregorian calendar. Historical dates may be expressed using eras, regnal years, or Julian calendar in older records.

In data processing and computing, dates are often stored as numeric values such as Unix timestamps or as date objects in programming languages. Time zones and daylight saving time can influence the precise moment a date is considered to begin or end, especially for events crossing midnight.

Common phrases include fecha de nacimiento (date of birth), fecha límite (deadline), and fecha de emisión (issue date). The term is central to timekeeping, planning, and record-keeping across Spanish-speaking societies.