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Admin: /* Dumecian Calendar */

2025-06-12T02:41:54Z

Dumecian Calendar

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	\|Saturday		\|Saturday
	\|}		\|}
	That's right, Delgar has two ~~humpdays~~. 🐫		That's right, Delgar has two hump-days. 🐫

	== Dumecian Calendar ==		== Dumecian Calendar ==
	The Dumecian Calendar has the same year length and weekdays as the Araxian Calendar ~~(indeed, these features both originated with the Dumecian Calendar)~~, but it does not name individual months. In addition, the year begins in spring instead of summer, and the 7-8 ~~day intercalary period~~ occurs between winter and spring instead of between spring and summer.		The Dumecian Calendar has the same year length and weekdays as the Araxian Calendar, but it does not name individual months. In addition, the year begins in spring instead of summer, and the intercalary period is 3-4 days instead of 7-8 and occurs between winter and spring instead of between spring and summer.
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Admin: /* Dumecian Calendar */

2025-06-12T02:40:05Z

Dumecian Calendar

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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="3" \|Spring		\| rowspan="3" \|Spring
	\| rowspan="3" \|96 days		\| rowspan="3" \|97 days
	\|1st		\|1st
	\|Vexa		\|Vexa
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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="3" \|Summer		\| rowspan="3" \|Summer
	\| rowspan="3" \|96 days		\| rowspan="3" \|97 days
	\|1st		\|1st
	\|Vymera		\|Vymera
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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="3" \|Autumn		\| rowspan="3" \|Autumn
	\| rowspan="3" \|96 days		\| rowspan="3" \|97 days
	\|1st		\|1st
	\|Treth		\|Treth
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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="3" \|Winter		\| rowspan="3" \|Winter
	\| rowspan="3" \|96 days		\| rowspan="3" \|97 days
	\|1st		\|1st
	\|Ophine		\|Ophine
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	! colspan="3" \|Notes		! colspan="3" \|Notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[New Year's (Dumecia)\|New Year~~'s Week~~]]		\|[[New Year's (Dumecia)\|New Year]]
	\|7 days		\|3 days
	\| colspan="3" \|Not considered part of any month		\| colspan="3" \|Not considered part of any month
	\|-		\|-

Admin: /* Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics */

2025-06-12T02:36:03Z

Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics

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	\|24 hours		\|24 hours
	\|~24 hours		\|~24 hours
	\|-
	~~\|1 phase~~
	~~\|3 hours~~
	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|1 hour		\|1 hour

Admin: /* Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics */

2025-06-12T02:35:19Z

Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics

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	== Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics ==		== Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics ==
	A mean solar year on Delgar is approximately 391.125 mean solar days long. Thus, ~~392~~-day ~~solar calendars~~ must add 1 leap day every 8 years to prevent drift.		A mean solar year on Delgar is approximately 391.125 mean solar days long. Thus, the 391-day Araxian calendar must add 1 leap day every 8 years to prevent drift.

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Admin: /* Weekdays */

2025-05-15T05:44:38Z

Weekdays

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	\|Saturday		\|Saturday
	\|}		\|}
	That's right, Delgar has two humpdays.		That's right, Delgar has two humpdays. 🐫

	== Dumecian Calendar ==		== Dumecian Calendar ==

Admin: /* Weekdays */

2025-05-15T05:43:55Z

Weekdays

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	!#		!#
	!Weekday		!Weekday
			!Earth Cultural Equiv.
	\|-		\|-
	\|1		\|1
	\|Suriden		\|Suriden
			\|Sunday
	\|-		\|-
	\|2		\|2
	\|Moriden		\|Moriden
			\|Monday
	\|-		\|-
	\|3		\|3
	\|Turien		\|Turien
			\|Tuesday
	\|-		\|-
	\|4		\|4
	\|Urnoth		\|Urnoth
			\| rowspan="2" \|Wednesday
	\|-		\|-
	\|5		\|5
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	\|6		\|6
	\|Thriden		\|Thriden
			\|Thursday
	\|-		\|-
	\|7		\|7
	\|Friden		\|Friden
			\|Friday
	\|-		\|-
	\|8		\|8
	\|Sarendy		\|Sarendy
			\|Saturday
	\|}		\|}
			That's right, Delgar has two humpdays.

	== Dumecian Calendar ==		== Dumecian Calendar ==

Admin: /* Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics */

2025-05-15T05:41:06Z

Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics

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 == Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics ==
-A mean solar year on Delgar is approximately 391.125 mean solar days long. Thus, a leap day must be added every 8 years to prevent drift.
+A mean solar year on Delgar is approximately 391.125 mean solar days long. Thus, 392-day solar calendars must add 1 leap day every 8 years to prevent drift.
-Each day is divided into eight three-hour units called "phases":
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 === Year ===
-The Araxian year is 384 days long, beginning with 1 Vymera on the summer solstice (as measured at the observatory of the [[Araxian Academy of Arcane  Sciences]]). The names of the months are taken from the 12 major [[Religion|deities]] of the Araxian pantheon.
+The main Araxian year is 384 days long, beginning with 1 Vymera on the summer solstice (as measured at the observatory of the [[Araxian Academy of Arcane  Sciences]]) and ending on 32 Jaaldir. The names of the months are taken from the 12 major [[Religion|deities]] of the Araxian pantheon.
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 You may have noticed that the Araxian year is 7.125 days shorter than the mean solar year. How does that work?
-At the end of each year, an intercalary period of 7-8 days (the ''Heptinus'') is observed before the next year begins.
+Between Araxian years, an intercalary period of 7-8 days (the ''Heptinus'') is observed before the next year begins. The Heptinus is 8 days long preceding years divisible by 8 and 7 days long otherwise. It is technically not part of any year, but it is often treated as the end of the previous year.
-The Heptinus is 8 days long preceding years divisible by 8 and 7 days long otherwise. It is not considered to be part of any year. As a result, although the Araxian year is only 384 days long, the number of days from one summer solstice to the next varies from 391 to 392.
 === Months ===
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+!Earth (Gregorian, northern hemisphere)
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Admin at 05:34, 15 May 2025

2025-05-15T05:34:48Z

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	\|Naatbrogen begins with the first sunset of winter, during which time the sun will not rise again until spring. Once every 8 years, Naatbrogen will be 100 days long instead of 99 days. This is called a Longnaatjar (long night year).		\|Naatbrogen begins with the first sunset of winter, during which time the sun will not rise again until spring. Once every 8 years, Naatbrogen will be 100 days long instead of 99 days. This is called a Longnaatjar (long night year).
	\|}		\|}

			== Cosmological Alignment ==
			Canonically, 13 March 1999 CE is 1 Vymera 1249.

Admin: /* Dhol Calendar */

2023-12-03T21:24:20Z

Dhol Calendar

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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="3" \|Spring		\| rowspan="3" \|Spring
	\|~~Blumenlent~~		\|Jordenlent
	\|~~Flower~~ month		\|Land month
	\|32 days		\|32 days
	\|		\|
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	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Jordenlent~~		\|Blumenlent
	\|~~Earth~~ month		\|Flower month
	\|32 days		\|32 days
	\|		\|

Admin: /* Dumecian Calendar */

2023-03-01T22:04:15Z

Dumecian Calendar

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	\|[[Haarendag]]		\|[[Haarendag]]
	\|1 day		\|1 day
	\| colspan="3" \|Holiday, happens only once every 8 years.		\| colspan="3" \|Holiday, happens only once every 8 years (like a Leap Day).
	\|}		\|}