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= Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics = | = Timekeeping & Celestial Mechanics = | ||
A mean solar year on Delgar is approximately 391.125 mean solar days long. | 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. | ||
Each day is divided into eight three-hour units called "phases": | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!Phase | |||
!Earth Time | |||
!Marker | |||
|- | |||
|Dawning | |||
|5 AM to 8 AM | |||
|Sunrise | |||
|- | |||
|Morning | |||
|8 AM to 11 AM | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|Noon | |||
|11 AM to 1 PM | |||
|Noon | |||
|- | |||
|Afternoon | |||
|3 PM to 6 PM | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|Evening | |||
|5 PM to 8 PM | |||
|Sunset | |||
|- | |||
|Dimming | |||
|8 PM to 11 PM | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|Dreaming | |||
|11 PM to 2 AM | |||
|Midnight | |||
|- | |||
|Dewing | |||
|2 AM to 5 AM | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ | ||
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|24 hours | |24 hours | ||
|~24 hours | |~24 hours | ||
|- | |||
|1 phase | |||
|8 hours | |||
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|- | |- | ||
|1 hour | |1 hour | ||
