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.
Each day is divided into eight three-hour units called "phases":
| Phase
|
Earth Time (Equinox)
|
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
|
|
More precise timekeeping is rare on Delgar, but when it is done, it looks like this:
| Delgar Unit
|
Conversion
|
Earth Equivalent
|
| 1 year
|
391.125 days
|
|
| 1 day
|
24 hours
|
~24 hours
|
| 1 phase
|
3 hours
|
|
| 1 hour
|
64 minutes
|
~60 minutes
|
| 1 minute
|
64 seconds
|
~56 seconds
|
| 1 second
|
|
~0.88 seconds
|
Araxian Calendar
The Araxian Calendar is a solar calendar created by Emperor Araxius I at the founding of the Araxian Empire. It is in use throughout the Empire and its former territories, as well as in Belgrit.
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 deities of the Araxian pantheon.
Vymera
| S
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M
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T
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U
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W
|
T
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F
|
S
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| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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| 9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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| 17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
|
23
|
24
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| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Atarr
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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| 9
|
10
|
11
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12
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13
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14
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15
|
16
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| 17
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18
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19
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20
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21
|
22
|
23
|
24
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| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Enara
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Treth
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Temos
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Lamera
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Ophine
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Ilene
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Yona
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Vexa
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Hadros
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Jaaldir
| S
|
M
|
T
|
U
|
W
|
T
|
F
|
S
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
| 17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
| 25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
|
Heptinus
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.
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
| #
|
Araxian
|
Gregorian
|
Season
|
| 1
|
Vymera
|
June to July
|
Summer
|
| 2
|
Atarr
|
July to August
|
| 3
|
Enara
|
August to September
|
| 4
|
Treth
|
September to October
|
Autumn
|
| 5
|
Temos
|
October to November
|
| 6
|
Lamera
|
November to December
|
| 7
|
Ophine
|
December to January
|
Winter
|
| 8
|
Ilene
|
January to February
|
| 9
|
Yona
|
February to March
|
| 10
|
Vexa
|
March to April
|
Spring
|
| 11
|
Hadros
|
April to May
|
| 12
|
Jaaldir
|
May to June
|
Weekdays
| #
|
Weekday
|
| 1
|
Suriden
|
| 2
|
Moriden
|
| 3
|
Turien
|
| 4
|
Urnoth
|
| 5
|
Wesnoth
|
| 6
|
Thriden
|
| 7
|
Friden
|
| 8
|
Sarendy
|
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.
| Dumecian Season
|
Length
|
Moon
|
Araxian Season
|
Gregorian
|
| Spring
|
96 days
|
1st
|
Vexa
|
March to April
|
| 2nd
|
Hadros
|
April to May
|
| 3rd
|
Jaaldir
|
May to June
|
| Summer
|
96 days
|
1st
|
Vymera
|
June to July
|
| 2nd
|
Atarr
|
July to August
|
| 3rd
|
Enara
|
August to September
|
| Autumn
|
96 days
|
1st
|
Treth
|
September to October
|
| 2nd
|
Temos
|
October to November
|
| 3rd
|
Lamera
|
November to December
|
| Winter
|
96 days
|
1st
|
Ophine
|
December to January
|
| 2nd
|
Ilene
|
January to February
|
| 3rd
|
Yona
|
February to March
|
| (New Year's Week)
|
7 days
|
Not considered part of any month
|
| (Haarendag)
|
1 day
|
Holiday, happens only once every 8 years.
Similar to Gregorian Leap Day
|
Dhol Calendar
The Dhol Calendar also has the same year length and weekdays as the other two calendars, but it divides the year asymmetrically into 8 periods of different length:
| Season
|
Period
|
Translation
|
Length
|
Description
|
|
|
Nuujarsdag
|
New Year's Day
|
1 day
|
The first sunrise of the year, not part of any month
|
| Spring
|
Blumenlent
|
Flower month
|
32 days
|
|
| Graadenlent
|
Grass month
|
32 days
|
|
| Jordenlent
|
Earth month
|
32 days
|
|
| Summer
|
Dagbrogen
|
Day bridge
|
99 days
|
Dagbrogen begins with the first sunrise of summer, during which time the sun will not set again until autumn.
|
| Autumn
|
Tarnaatlent
|
First night month
|
32 days
|
|
| Harbenlent
|
Harvest month
|
32 days
|
|
| Winderlent
|
Wind month
|
32 days
|
|
| Winter
|
Naatbrogen
|
Night bridge
|
99-100 days
|
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).
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