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.
| Real Time | Avarian Time Period | Sirdabi Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30-06:29 | Dawn | the hour of the promise |
| 06:30-07:29 | Sunrise | the hour of the phoenix |
| 07:30-09:29 | Early morning | the hour of birdsong |
| 09:30-10:29 | Midmorning | the hour of the ox |
| 10:30-11:59 | Late morning | the hour of the camel |
| 12:00-12:59 | Midday | the hour of the scales |
| 13:00-14:29 | Early afternoon | the hour of the vine |
| 14:30-16:59 | Midafternoon | the hour of the rukh |
| 17:00-18:29 | Late afternoon | the hour of thirst |
| 18:30-18:59 | Sunset | the hour of the jackal |
| 19:00-19:44 | Dusk | the hour of respite |
| 19:45-20:59 | Evening | the hour of the scorpion |
| 21:00-23:59 | Night | the hour of the flame |
| 00:00-00:59 | Midnight | the hour of the owl |
| 01:00-05:29 | Deep in the night | the hour of starfall |