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Calendar of Harptos
- Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, p.15
The world of the Forgotten Realms uses the Calendar of Harptos, named after the long-dead wizard who invented it. Each year of 365 days is divided into twelve months of thirty days each, which roughly correspond to months in the real-world Gregorian calendar. Each month is divided into three tendays. Five special holidays fall between the months and mark the seasons. Another special holiday, Shieldmeet, is inserted into the calendar after Midwinter every four years, much like leap years in the modern Gregorian calendar.
| No. | Month | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammer | “Deepwinter” |
| Midwinter (Annual holiday) | ||
| 2 | Alturiak | “The Claw of Winter” |
| 3 | Ches | “The Claw of Sunsets” (equinox on 19th)
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| 4 | Tarsakh | “The Claw of Storms” |
| Greengrass (Annual holiday) | ||
| 5 | Mirtul | “The Melting” |
| 6 | Kythorn | “The Time of Flowers” (solstice on 20th)
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| 7 | Flamerule | “Summertide” |
| Midsummer (Annual holiday) Shield meet (Quadrennial holiday) | ||
| 8 | Eleasias | “Highsun” |
| 9 | Eleint | “The Fading” (equinox on 21st)
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| Highharvesttide (Annual holiday) | ||
| 10 | Marpenoth | “Leaffall” |
| 11 | Uktar | “The Rotting” |
| The Feast of the Moon (Annual holiday) | ||
| 12 | Nightal | “The Drawing Down” (solstice on 20th)
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Links
- Art & Map Gallery Archive
- Coins: PHB (pp.143, 159), DMG (p.20), SCAG (p.13)
- “Gods, Primordials and other powers of the Dawn War” (D&D Piazza 2016-01-20)