Time

Time in the world of Avaria flows similarly to that of Earth, with a year of 365 days and distinct seasons that nevertheless vary from one region to another. Avarian time also has a direct 1:1 correspondence to real time (US EST or EDT), though the standard calendar used by most Avarians in the hemisphere makes use of distinctly named weekdays and months. The Avarian New Year also begins on April 1st, after an eleven-day spring equinox festival season.

Months of the Year

The same basic calendar is used across much of the known world, with twelve months of 28-31 days that correspond to real-world months. The names of the months differ between the two most widely used calendars, the Sirdabi and the Kalentoi, but they nevertheless share the same zodiacal signs. The Sirdabi calendar is used throughout the lands of the caliphate and also across portions of northern, central, and northeastern Idiri. The Kalentoi calendar is not only used throughout the empire but across virtually the whole of Ruvera.

Real Time Month	Sirdabi Calendar Month	Kalentoi Calendar Month	Zodiacal Sign
April	Pavana	Laeca	The Peacock
May	Ashbat	Reneca	The Sunspider
June	Jinniyyah	Abito	The Jinni Queen
July	Jirguz	Sylla	The Shield
August	Lemnis	Vedrix	The Porpoise
September	Azara	Vel	The Archer
October	Kholabi	Sollemnis	The Eye
November	Oniris	Atronia	The Badger
December	Darshali	Ilvius	The Pearl Diver
January	Alkhila	Hostas	The Eagle
February	Nimrus	Viducia	The Leopard
March	Rashani	Mar	The Gryphon

Days of the Week

There are seven days in each week, again corresponding to the real-time week. The days of the week are named for the most important celestial bodies in the Avarian sky, and are uniform across the known world.

Real Time Day	Avarian Day
Monday	Celeiri's Day
Tuesday	Niota's Day
Wednesday	Salesh's Day
Thursday	Maysa's Day
Friday	Nuru's Day
Saturday	Nthanda's Day
Sunday	Alharat's Day

Hours of the Day

Few people in Avaria possess personal clocks or watches, and telling time with precision is not a matter of pressing concern for most. Consequently, rather than adhering to a strictly measured clock time the Avarian day is conventionally divided into "hours" of different lengths, which are based simply on the passage of the day and the progress of the sun across the sky. This being the case, the beginning and end of many of these hours shift somewhat from one season to the next, while others are fixed by convention.

Real Time Start Range	Avarian Time of Day	Sirdabi Hour	Ruveran Hour
4:00 - 6:00	Dawn	the hour of the promise	the hour of the promise
5:30 - 7:30	Sunrise	the hour of the phoenix	the hour of the phoenix
6:00 - 8:00	Early morning	the hour of birdsong	the hour of birdsong
9:00	Midmorning	the hour of the ox	the hour of the ox
11:00	Late morning	the hour of the camel	the hour of the sail
12:00	Midday	the hour of the scales	the hour of daysong
13:00	Early afternoon	the hour of the vine	the hour of the vine
14:00	Midafternoon	the hour of the rukh	the hour of the dolphin
16:00 - 19:00	Late afternoon	the hour of thirst	the hour of wavesong
17:30 - 20:00	Sunset	the hour of the jackal	the hour of the pyre
18:00 - 21:00	Dusk	the hour of respite	the hour of the dove
19:00 - 22:00	Evening	the hour of the scorpion	the hour of evensong
23:00	Night	the hour of the flame	the hour of the flame
24:00	Midnight	the hour of the owl	the hour of ashes
2:00	Deep in the night	the hour of starfall	the hour of vigils