Time

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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 Ruveran Hour
05:30-06:29 Dawn the hour of the promise the hour of the promise
06:30-07:29 Sunrise the hour of the phoenix the hour of the phoenix
07:30-09:29 Early morning the hour of birdsong the hour of birdsong
09:30-10:29 Midmorning the hour of the ox the hour of the ox
10:30-11:59 Late morning the hour of the camel the hour of the sail
12:00-12:59 Midday the hour of the scales the hour of daysong
13:00-14:29 Early afternoon the hour of the vine the hour of the vine
14:30-16:59 Midafternoon the hour of the rukh the hour of the dolphin
17:00-18:29 Late afternoon the hour of thirst the hour of wavesong
18:30-18:59 Sunset the hour of the jackal the hour of the pyre
19:00-19:44 Dusk the hour of respite the hour of the dove
19:45-20:59 Evening the hour of the scorpion the hour of evensong
21:00-23:59 Night the hour of the flame the hour of the flame
00:00-00:59 Midnight the hour of the owl the hour of ashes
01:00-05:29 Deep in the night the hour of starfall the hour of vigils