Firman Calendar

The Firman Calendar is slightly different from the real world. The game calendar begins on the 10th day of Anatend, 1799 AP.

Years and the Age of Parliament
Years in the Firman Calendar are counted from the date the Church formally passed control over the world governments to the United Parliament of Nations. Time is now measured relative to this date as "BP" or "AP", before or within the Age of Parliament, respectively.

Months
There are six months in the Firman Calendar, representative of the three most critical seasons. Each season has a waxing month (designated by the prefix "Ap-") and a waning month (the prefix "Ana-").

There are three seasons: These, plus the waxing and waning periods make for the six months of the year: Each month is approximately forty days long, making the year about 240 days in total.
 * Fest, the season of harvest and celebration.
 * Marsh, the season of labor and preparation.
 * Tend, the season of patience and growth.
 * 1) Anafest
 * 2) Apmarsh
 * 3) Anamarsh
 * 4) Aptend
 * 5) Anatend
 * 6) Apfest

Metagame Notes about Time

 * Astronomy is a developing science that is not largely recognized. Stars are present, but not tracked and monitored to the extent they are in modern Earth.
 * As an extension of the above, the three seasons (Fest, Marsh, and Tend) are cyclical with respect to weather, constellations, and climate patterns. Anamarsh is the rainy season, and Apmarsh is "spring planting." Aptend and Anatend would be mid to late summer, whereas Apfest would be September-November (Harvest).