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| − | Each month has thirty days, broken up into three weeks of ten days each. The day ends and a new day begins when the moon is highest in the sky. Each day is made up of ten houses, each of which represent three hours (meaning there are thirty hours in a day). Hours are broken up into sixty minutes each, minutes into sixty seconds, etc. | + | Each month has thirty '''days''', broken up into three '''weeks''' of ten days each. The day ends and a new day begins when the moon is highest in the sky. Each day is made up of ten '''houses''', each of which represent three '''hours''' (meaning there are thirty hours in a day). Hours are broken up into sixty minutes each, minutes into sixty seconds, etc. |
==Hours of the Day== | ==Hours of the Day== | ||
Revision as of 04:39, 31 March 2018
Contents
Current Month
Yaris 2718
Vita's Calendar System
The year is comprised of ten months. There are five seasons marked by changes in the weather throughout the year.
Winter
- Achtus
- Ophus
Spring
- Intas
- Bethas
Rainy Season
- Loshis
- Hamis
Summer
- Roalis
Autumn
- Yaris
- Dentis
- Vortas
Months, Weeks and Days
Each month has thirty days, broken up into three weeks of ten days each. The day ends and a new day begins when the moon is highest in the sky. Each day is made up of ten houses, each of which represent three hours (meaning there are thirty hours in a day). Hours are broken up into sixty minutes each, minutes into sixty seconds, etc.
Hours of the Day
This chart explains the position of the sun and the relative lightness or darkness at certain hours. Because days are longer on Vita, people usually sleep longer; it is not unusual for someone to spend ten hours sleeping and twenty hours awake.
Days of the Week
The days of the week are not referred to by name, but by their position in the month; it would be correct to say both "the fifteenth" or "the second fifth" (fifth day of the second week), for example. Days themselves are referred to as numbers; the eighth, eighteenth and twenty-eighth days of the month are called simply "the eights".
Anhai wicks refer to the weekdays by name, using the ten gods as a basis for the days. This practice is ancient, but was abandoned many years ago for the numerical system of the galdori. These are the days of the week in Anhau:
- Aldia(s) (ones)
- Hudia(s) (twos)
- Badia(s) (threes)
- Vuldia(s) (fours)
- Rodia(s) (fives)
- Vespia(s) (sixes)
- Hurtia(s) (sevens)
- Imadia(s) (eights)
- Naudia(s) (nines)
- Ophia(s) (tens)
See Also
- Timeline - explanation of the timeline
- Timekeeping - the history of timekeeping and its cultural significance