Edjourian Calendar

There can be anywhere from 363 to 367 days in a Mendalian year.

In the year 5,032 TS, Yarwelgo Edjour created the Edjourian Calendar, and by 12,082 TS it was accepted as the official calendar of Mendala. It consists of 12 months, where each month has 3 weeks, and each week has 10 days. Between the 6th and 7th month is the “Sunnin Solstice” a global celebration that lasts 3-7 days. This event, which before the adoption of the Edjourian Calendar, had been celebrated sporadically, easily allowed for the adjustment in days needed each year because it could be any length of time.

Edjourian Month Names

The 12 months are named after the 12 epourtherions.

1. Cirindin
2. Slyphendin
3. Trinnandin
4. Lumin
5. Alamin
6. Candovin
7. Sansdin
8. Gibanin
9. Waynin
10. Parmin
11. Sunnandrin
12. Zinidrin

Edjourian Day Names

The Mendalian week has 7 work days and 3 days of rest. Though the seven workdays have no significant naming, in 3,201 TA, the days of rest were officially renamed after the three moons.

1. Unarnie
2. Dunnie
3. Trenie
4. Qurnie
5. Quinie
6. Sectarnie
7. Septenie
8. Selender (formally Octender)
9. Normender (formally Novender)
10. Erphorder (formally Dender)

Here are some examples of how Edjourian calendar days are written

Example 1:

Day: 6
Week: 2
Month: 9
Year: 14,032
Era: TA
Full Date: 2nd Sectarnie of Waynin, 14,032 TA
Abbreviated: 2-6-9-14,032

Example 2:

Day: 2
Week: 3
Month: 7
Year: 22,123
Era: TS
Full Date: 3rd Dunnie of Sansdin, 22,123 TS
Abbreviated: 3-2-7-22,123

The Sunnin Solstice falls between two months and is not a full week. Despite these discrepancies, the date is still written in almost the same way to conform to the standard date structure.

Example 1:

Day: 2
Week: Sunnin Solstice
Year: 12,023
Era: TA
Full Date: 1st Dunnie of Sunnin, 12,023 TA
Abbreviated: 1-2-S-12,023

Example 2:

Day: 6
Week: Sunnin Solstice
Year: 37,184
Era: TS
Full Date: 1st Sectarnie of Sunnin, 37,184 TS
Abbreviated: 1-6-S-37,184

See Also:

• Special Dates