Calendar of Aetheus
The races of Aetheus choose to mark their days by the seasons, using the cycle of nature and the growth of flora and fauna of the land to explain the passage of time. This has become the communal way to mark the days, no matter the race or origin of those that call Aetheus home. It is a simple system, one developed as a way to bring the races together.
The months of the Calendar are named for the phases of the seasons and its virtues. There are thirteen months in a year. Each month contains four weeks of eight days, except for Bravedawn, the shortest month of the year. MONTHS & THEIR NAMES
The Calendar of Aetheus was designed to have eight days of the week. This was designed to follow the cycles of the second moon of Aetheus, following half-moon cycles - so every two weeks completes a full lunar cycle of the second moon, and every four weeks completes a full lunar cycle of the first moon. DAYS
The seasons are an important part of the Calendar, although the seasons themselves do not line up perfectly with the months. The season's change is marked by the changes in weather, climate & moon cycles. SEASONS
HISTORY OF THE CALENDAR
The calendar itself began as a human invention, as farmers followed a similar system already. Their system marked the days and months by the growing seasons and the changes of the days. While a system was easily utilized by many of the humans, its simplicity and its fir more for the Humans often left the other races with much to be desired from a system that was to be universal. The natural solar cycle of the planet of Aetheus is 424 1/4 days long, with a leap year (otherwise known as a ) every four years as it revolves around the star 'Solarhune', colloquially known as Solun. Each week is measured in 8 day long cycles, a fortnight is 16 days long, lasting as long as the second moons lunar cycle (Viyarr). There are 53 weeks in the year. Each month is measured by the lunar cycle of the first moon, Shelúnae, lasting on average 31 1/2 to 33 1/2 days. There are 13 months in the year, but they do not have a symmetrical sequence. There are 6 months with 33 days in the year, the shortest month is Bravedawn (which gains an additional day on the leap year), 2 months in the year have the longest days of the year with 34 days, and 4 months have 32 days in the year.MONTHS
The months of the Calendar are named for the phases of the seasons and its virtues. There are thirteen months in a year. Each month contains four weeks of eight days, except for Bravedawn, the shortest month of the year. MONTHS & THEIR NAMES
- Aethermorn
- Bravedawn
- Vernalseed
- Casterain
- Meloray
- Eldermorrow
- Everglow
- Endharvest
- Maidenfall
- Hearthlight
- Frostfire
- Duskember
- Dragonstar
DAYS
The Calendar of Aetheus was designed to have eight days of the week. This was designed to follow the cycles of the second moon of Aetheus, following half-moon cycles - so every two weeks completes a full lunar cycle of the second moon, and every four weeks completes a full lunar cycle of the first moon. DAYS
- Shuneday - Monday
- Tyday - Tuesday
- Wispday - Wednesday
- Towerday - Thursday
- Freyday - Friday
- Shielday - Saturday
- Dracoday
- Dornday - Sunday
SEASONS
The seasons are an important part of the Calendar, although the seasons themselves do not line up perfectly with the months. The season's change is marked by the changes in weather, climate & moon cycles. SEASONS
- Etherea: Aethermorn 31st-32nd to Vernalseed 20th.
- Spring: Vernalseed 20th-21st to Eldamorrow 20th.
- Summer: Eldamorrow 20th-21st to Maidenfall 22nd.
- Autumn: Maidenfall 22nd-23rd to Duskember 21st.
- Winter: Duskember 21st-22nd to Aethermorn 31st.
