Calendar of Harptos

The Calendar of Harptos with holidays and seasonal depictions.

The Calendar of Harptos is the calendar used in Omelon. It is split into twelve months, each lasting thirty days (or three tendays), with an additional five days falling between months. The year begins with Hammer and ends with Nightal.

In Omelon, dates are written in "day month" format. For example, 15 Alturiak.

Months and Festivals

1. Hammer (or "Deepwinter)
   • Midwinter occurs between 30 Hammer and 1 Alturiak.
2. Alturiak [pronounced awl-TUR-ee-æk] (or "The Claw of Winter")
3. Ches (or "The Claw of Sunsets")
   • The Spring Equinox occurs on 19 Ches.
4. Tarsakh [pronounced TAR-sæk] (or "The Claw of Storms")
   • Greengrass occurs between 30 Tarsakh and 1 Mirtul.
5. Mirtul [pronounced MUR-tuhl] (or "The Melting")
6. Kythorn [pronounced KIGH-thorn] (or "The Time of Flowers")
   • The Summer Solstice occurs on 20 Kythorn.
7. Flamerule (or "Summertide")
   • Midsummer occurs between 30 Flamerule and 1 Eleasis.
   • Shieldmeet occurs the day after Midsummer, once every four years.
8. Eleasis [pronounced eh-LEE-sis] (or "Highsun")
9. Eleint [pronounced eh-LAYNT] (or "The Fading")
   • The Autumn Equinox occurs on 21 Eleint.
   • Highharvestide occurs between 30 Eleint and 1 Marpenoth.
10. Marpenoth (or "Leaffall")
11. Uktar (or "The Rotting")
    • The Feast of the Moon occurs between 30 Uktar and 1 Nightal.
12. Nightal (or "The Drawing Dawn")
    • The Winter Solstice occurs on 20 Nightal.