Phyro-Krasnian calendar

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The Phyro-Krasnian calendar (often abbreviated as PKC) is a lunisolar calendar first used by the peoples of Phyrea and standardised by the Phyro-Krasnian Empire in 63 BNB, quickly following the handfasting of kings Nyw I and Solanz I, its creation often attributed to them. Nowadays it is the principal and most widespread calendar in use throughout World. Years vary in length in a regular manner, creating three-year cycles, where the middle one is the longest. The 13 to 14 months are further divided in 4 weeks of 7 to 8 days, as such the near totality of these are 31 days long, with the exception of the 14th intercalary month, which has 32.

Years in a cycle

There are three years within a cycle. The first and third are the llunae maf "short years," both 403 days long, divided in 13 months, and the second is the llun mód "long year," 434 days long, divided in 14 months. To distinguish the two short years, the numerals hwyr and hyfor, "first" and "second," are appended after the name of the respective year. All of these are abbreviated to LMH, LM and LMY (in sequence) in dates using the cycle-numbering system.

Months in a year

There are 13 months in both short years, and an additional final 14th, 32-day month added in the long year.

There are two naming conventions for the months in both Phyrean and Darsavian. The first is the traditional convention, which assigns names on the fly based on the season starting, being experienced, or ending in the month. This convention is probably derived from a much earlier avannic calendar which fell out of use with the introduction of the PKC. The second is the numerical convention, which, as the name suggests, orders each month by a number. The traditional names are the ones used in common parlance, and tend to fall out of sync with the numerical names, but are much more useful in tracking harvest periods. Numerical names are normally reserved for legal documents.

Traditional names
Season Part of season No. month in the year Phyrean Darsavian
LMH LM LMY
Winter Beginning 1 1 and 14[1] - Ddian Borwgol
Middle 2 1 Janguwnt Borwtsek
Additional - 2 Janlowd Borwbarash
End 3 Lyddian Borwgljast
Spring Beginning 4 Ddifawb Ljadwgol
Middle 5 Mawbguwnt Ljadwtsek
Additional - 6 - Mawblowd Ljadwbarash
End 6 7 6 Lyddfawb Ljadwgljast
Summer Beginning 7 8 7 Ddichrawd Vradwgol
Middle 8 9 8 Chrawdguwnt Vradwtsek
Additional 9 - - Chrawdlowd Vradwbarash
End 10 9 Lyddchrawd Vradwgljast
Autumn Beginning 11 10 Ddibán Modwgol
Middle 12 11 Pánguwnt Modwtsek
Additional - 12 Pánlowd Modwbarash
End 13 Lyddbán Modwgljast
Numerical names
# Phyrean Darsavian
1 Héd Hwyr San Bolëk
2 Héd Hyfor San Sitsëk
3 Héd Mig San Klodëk
4 Héd Pyng San Zherëk
5 Héd Tig San Balutsëk
6 Héd Ffryg San Grëtsëk
7 Héd Yng San Zhivrëk
8 Héd Ing San Pazhëk
9 Héd Offog San Jodëk
10 Héd Ybryg San Pridjëk
11 Héd Byng San Tsidëk
12 Héd Rhyng San Sonëk
13 Héd Rhenddig San Son-bolëk
14 Héd Mafyd San Son-sitsëk

Days in a week

The days in a week also abide by traditional and poetic conventions. Both are based on local deities and analogies of days of the week and times of the day.

Weekdays
# Phyrean Meaning Darsavian Meaning Resting day?
1 Lwfanddeul Day of Lwfan Herkrjon Day of Khronedre Y
2 Moddynddeul Day of Moddyn Herharkanj Day of Harkaniem N
3 Bwffurddeul Day of Bwffur Hertelanj Day of Thelaniem N
4 Jarddeul Day of Jar Hergalanj Day of Galaniem N
5 Lowyrnddeul Day of Lowyrn Herbilj Day of Biliem Y
6 Theunbwl Dusk day Hertren Dusk day N
7 Theunlowd Waning day Herbarash Waning day N
8 Afanddeul Day of Afan Herzharw Day of Drarem Y

Writing a date down

There are two modes of timekeeping: cycle-tracking and year-tracking. Typically, a date written down in full begins with the cycle number, then the year in the cycle, then the month and finally the day, e.g. 329 Llun Maf Hwyr, Ddian 14. The short-form of this would be 329LMH/1/14. Year-tracking dates work similarly, except they conflate the cycle number with its year in the cycle, giving a single year number. The date from the previous example, when written by year-tracking, would be 985, Ddian 14, or 965/1/14.

Calendar

Llun Maf Hwyr
1 - Ddian / Héd Hwyr 2 - Janguwnt / Héd Hyfor
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
3 - Lyddian / Héd Mug 4 - Ddifawb / Héd Pyng
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
5 - Mawbguwnt / Héd Tig 6 - Lyddfawb / Héd Ffryg
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
7 - Ddichrawd / Héd Yng 8 - Chrawdguwnt / Héd Ing
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
9 - Chrawdlowd / Héd Offog 10 - Lyddchrawd / Héd Ybryg
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
11 - Ddibán / Héd Byng 12 - Pánguwnt / Héd Rhyng
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
13 - Lyddbán / Héd Rhenddig
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
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
Llun Mód
1 - Ddian / Héd Hwyr 2 - Janguwnt / Héd Hyfor
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
3 - Lyddian / Héd Mug 4 - Ddifawb / Héd Pyng
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
5 - Mawbguwnt / Héd Tig 6 - Mawblowd / Héd Ffryg
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
7 - Lyddfawb / Héd Yng 8 - Ddichrawd / Héd Ing
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
9 - Chrawdguwnt / Héd Offog 10 - Lyddchrawd / Héd Ybryg
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
11 - Ddibán / Héd Byng 12 - Pánguwnt / Héd Rhyng
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
13 - Lyddbán / Héd Rhenddig 14 - Ddian Hyfor / Héd Mafyd
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Llun Maf Hyfor
1 - Janguwnt / Héd Hwyr 2 - Janlowd / Héd Hyfor
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
3 - Lyddian / Héd Mug 4 - Ddifawb / Héd Pyng
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
5 - Mawbguwnt / Héd Tig 6 - Lyddfawb / Héd Ffryg
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
7 - Ddichrawd / Héd Yng 8 - Chrawdguwnt / Héd Ing
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
9 - Lyddchrawd / Héd Offog 10 - Ddibán / Héd Ybryg
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
11 - Pánguwnt / Héd Byng 12 - Pánlowd / Héd Rhyng
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
13 - Lyddbán / Héd Rhenddig
Lwfanddeul Moddynddeul Bwffurddeul Jarddeul Lowyrnddeul Theunbwl Theunlowd Afanddeul
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

Notes

  1. In the llun mód, the winter begins twice, once in the 12th day of the first month, and again in the 23rd day of the last, thereby giving both of them the name Ddian. To distinguish between them, the last month is often called Ddian Hyfor ("second" or "other Ddian").