Racial Calendars

The year on Ysireth has 392 days, and as a result, the 28-day rotation of its single moon matches perfectly to the turning of the seasons; the night of the new moon precedes the Winter Solstice. Both solar and lunar calendars are used across civilizations, chronicled here for easy reference.
The "global date" begins on Winter Solstice as measured on the continent of Lumasca and is abbreviated as YD (Ysireth Date or Year's Date). YD 99 is Spring Equinox; YD 197 is Summer Solstice; and YD 295 is Autumn Equinox.

Aeldvaren Solar Calendar

Used by: sol'Aeldvari, hy'Aeldvari, sap'Aeldvari, most to'Aeldvari, and many Hymvari

Year begins on: Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year (YD 1)

Days:

There are 8 days in a week.

Day names: Botrais (Spark), Duastu (Current), Vorne (Fulfill), Quenh (Ray), Meutl (Dragon), Frerõ (Rise), Zũstu (Garden), Uiru (Flower)

Weeks:

There are 7 weeks in a month.

There are 49 weeks in a year.

Months:

There are 58 days in a month.

There are 7 months in a year.

Month names: Liathamial (Frost), Nerél (Thaw), Qúathal (Spring), Meoldang (Heat), Ematílem (Ripen), Líezé (Harvest), Léyíann (Rain)

Date format:

Long: 3 Vorne of Qúathal, 423 (11 Arcane)

Short: 3.1:3-423:97 (DD.WW:MM-YYY:MILL)

Note: Shortform dates always measure the millennia in Kith, rather than the current or racial epoch.

Aeldvaren Lunar Calendar

Used by: lun'Aeldvari, dar'Aeldvari, some To'Aeldvari

Year begins on: Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year (YD 197)

Days:

There are 9 days in a week.

Day names: Resumption, Dulcet, Grace, Effervesce, Susurrous, Gambol, Penumbra, Leisure, Incandescence, Veil (new moon)

Weeks:

There are 3 weeks in a month.

There are 42 weeks in a year.

Week names: Rising, Cresting, Waning

Months:

The first day of each month is the new waxing moon; the day after the new moon.

There are 28 days in a month; 3 weeks plus 1 outside-the-week day for the new moon.

There are 14 months in a year.

Month/Moon names: Celebration, Berry, Lightning, Reaping, Feast, Flood, Hearth, Long, Ice, Candle, Hope, Blooming, Little, Willowisp

Date format:

Long: Blooming Rising Grace within 423 of 11 Arcane

Casual: Blooming 3rd

Short: 12.1.3:423.97 (MM.WW.DD:YYY.MILL)

Note: Shortform dates always measure the millennia in Kith, rather than the current or racial epoch.

Duovaren Calendar (Solar)

Used by: All gran'Duovari and most other Duovari, some Hymvari

Year begins on: Autumn Equinox (YD 295)

Days:

There are 10 days in (most) weeks.

The first and last weeks in each season only have 9 days.

Day names: Thulmor, Einmura, Branmyr, Gwynura, Ardruum, Salwyna, Haladin, Lasslynn, Kharkuhn, Nysgwyn

The days are named after the first ten Duovari who became patron ancestors (similar to saints or new demigods) over their trades.

The first day of each season is Einmura, and the last day of each season is Kharkuhn.

Weeks:

There are 10 weeks in a season.

There are 40 weeks in a year.

Seasons:

There are 98 days in a season.

There are 4 seasons in a year.

Season names: Anvil, Vice, Hammer, Forge

Date format:

Long: Hammer 17, 423 (57 Stone)

Short: H17/423-97 (MDD/YYY-MILL)

Note: Shortform dates always measure the millennia in Kith, rather than the current or racial epoch.

Hymvaren Calendar (Lunar)

Used by: most independent Hymvari settlements, nearly all Hymvaren sailing ships, and many mixed-race coastal settlements

Year begins on: Spring Equinox (YD 99)

Days:

There are 7 days in a week.

Day names: Moonsday, Twosday, Wetday, Turnday, Freeday, Starsday, Soonday

Weeks:

There are 4 weeks in a month.

There are 56 weeks in a year.

Months:

The first day of each month is the new waxing moon; the day after the new moon.

There are 28 days in a month.

There are 14 months in a year.

Month names: Apogee, Embark, Rove, Zenith, Monsoon, Horizon, Haste, Perigee, Migration, Skirr, Nadir, Anchor, Harbor, Cusp

Date format:

Long: Wetday, 17 Apogee, 423 Clay 19

Casual: 17 Apogee

Short: 17/1/423/97 (DD/MM/YYY/MILL)

Note: Shortform dates always measure the millennia in Kith, rather than the current or racial epoch.

Mervaren Lunar Calendar

Used by: saltwater Mervari

Year begins on: the biggest full moon of the year, which is the day before Spring Equinox (YD 98)

Days:

There are 7 days in a week.

Day names: TBD x7

Note: The Mervaren calendar has dozens of permutations on its day names. Presented here is only one variety.

Weeks:

There are 4 weeks in a month.

There are 56 weeks in a year.

Months:

The first day of each month is the full(est) moon.

There are 28 days in a month.

There are 14 months in a year.

Month names: TBD x14

Note: The Mervaren calendar has dozens of permutations on its month names. Presented here is only one variety.

Date format:

Long: 18 Month 423-41

Short: 974230118 (MILL YYY MM DD)

Note: Shortform dates always measure the millennia in Kith, rather than the current or racial epoch.

Mervaren Solar Calendar

Used by: freshwater Mervari (Nagvari)

Year begins on: Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year (YD 197)

Days:

There are 7 days in a week.

Day names: Tongue, Eye, Throat, Heart, Hand, Belly, Tail

Note: Day names can be phrased as "Tongueday," "Tongue's Day," or "Day of Tongues."

Weeks:

There are 7 weeks in a month.

There are 56 weeks in a year.

Months:

There are 49 days in a month.

There are 8 months in a year.

Month names: Basking Wanes, Currents Balance, Currents Colden, Slumber Lingers, Slumber Fades, Breezes Harmonize, Breezes Warm, Basking Crests

Date format:

Long: 423 in S41, 17 in Breezes Warm, Day of Throats

Short: 423-97;17-7 (YYY-MILL;DD-MM)

Note: Shortform dates always measure the millennia in Kith, rather than the current or racial epoch.

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Below is a massive comparative calendar for finding which dates are the equivalent to which other dates in different racial calendars.
Abbreviations used for the table: sA for sol'Aeldvari, lA for lun'Aeldvari, D for Duovari, H for Hymvari, M for Mervari, and nM for Nagvari.
To use the table without hours of scrolling, type the global day # in its search bar to get the equivalent dates across all racial calendars.