Cycles of the Mizar System
Common Time Measurement in the Mizar System
The basis for common measurement of time within the Mizar System. Based on the period of orbit of the Mizar Core, a cycle is marked by the star Mizar being located at the scientifically determined zero-arc, when Mizar and Alkaid are at their furthest points from the systems gravitational center.
A Mizarian Cycle is made up of three minor divisions of time calculation: the Arc-Cycle, minute of Arc, and second of Arc. A count of 1000 cycles, or a Kilo-cycle (KC) is determined as one system year. Two cycles is referenced as 1 system day. Ten Arc-Cycles measure out the portions of the day, while further divisions are larger magnitudes of ten. As such, there are one hundred Arc-seconds in an Arc-Minute, and 100 Arc-Minutes per Arc-Cycle. There are 500 total days per system year.
Common Use
While the Cycle system is designed for transportation, travel, and trade across the system, it is not exceedingly common for use in any planets day-to-day operations. Many famers and other labourers may not even comprehend the full system, rather sticking to their planets local time schedule.
Type
Natural
I like that each planet has its own calendar, but that this is a way to standardise time across the Mizar System.
It hurt my brain to make the math of orbits and cycles work.