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== Features ==
  
== Features ==
   
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The calendar is used in Gaïa, a world parallel to ours, where Alexander the Great didn't die young and his empire existed for more than two millennia. The calendar seems to be dominating dating system in Aigyptos (Egypt) and its empire (“Oïkomënë”).
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The calendar is used in Gaïa, a world parallel to ours, where Alexander the Great didn't die young and his empire existed for more than two millennia. The calendar seems to be dominating dating system in Aigyptos (Egypt) and its empire (“Oïkomënë”).
   
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A date consists of two numbers: one for the day and one for the year (“140th day of 2345 of Alexandros”). The beginning of the epoch of Alexandros most likely is fixed on either Alexander the Great's birth (356 BCE), or some fictional event of his life (like proclamation of the empire). The last mentioned date is 2349 of Alexandros (about 1993–1994 CE), when the world of Gaïa was destroyed by an alien race of Jarts.
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A date notation consists of two numbers: one for the day and one for the year (“140th day of 2345 of Alexandros”). The beginning of the epoch of Alexandros most likely is fixed on either Alexander the Great's birth (356 BCE), or some fictional event of his life (like proclamation of the empire). The last mentioned date is 2349 of Alexandros (about 1993–1994 CE), when the world of Gaïa was destroyed by an alien race known as the Jarts.
   
 
== Proposed rules ==
  
== Proposed rules ==
   
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To bring the calendar into synchronization with the mean [[tropical year]] Pavel Konovalov suggested to dupplicate every 1507th day (e.g. 140th day would be followed by 140th-bis day). It would produce 1507-year cycle with average year of 365.242203 days.
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To bring the calendar into synchronization with the mean [[tropical year]] [[User:Hellerick|Hellerick]] suggested to duplicate every 1507th day (e.g. 140th day would be followed by 140th-bis day). It would produce 1507-year cycle with average year of 365.242203 days.
   
 
The new year falls on 13th or 14th of October in the [[Gregorian calendar]], when the Sun's ecliptic longitude is about 200.247°. This longitude is chosen because it takes for the Sun exactly 365.242203 days to reach it again (as for 2000 CE), while for other points of ecliptic (like [[solstice|solstices]] and [[equinox|equinoxes]]) the repetition period differs from the mean value. Hence the beginning of the epoch of Alexandros becomes fixed on October 19th, 356 BCE in [[Julian proleptic calendar]].
  
The new year falls on 13th or 14th of October in the [[Gregorian calendar]], when the Sun's ecliptic longitude is about 200.247°. This longitude is chosen because it takes for the Sun exactly 365.242203 days to reach it again (as for 2000 CE), while for other points of ecliptic (like [[solstice|solstices]] and [[equinox|equinoxes]]) the repetition period differs from the mean value. Hence the beginning of the epoch of Alexandros becomes fixed on October 19th, 356 BCE in [[Julian proleptic calendar]].
   
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The table below shows when the recent years of the Aigyptian Calendar begin, and which day is dupplicated.
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The table below shows when the recent years of the Aigyptian Calendar begin, and which day is duplicated.
   
 
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!Year !!Begins on !!Dupplicated day
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!Year    !!Begins on    !!Duplicated day
 
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|2346 ||1990-10-14
  
|2346 ||1990-10-14
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|2347 ||1991-10-13
  
|2347 ||1991-10-13
 
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|2348 ||1992-10-13 ||228th
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|2348 ||1992-10-13 ||228th (May 28 and 29)
 
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|2349 ||1993-10-14
  
|2349 ||1993-10-14
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|2351 ||1995-10-14
  
|2351 ||1995-10-14
 
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|2352 ||1996-10-13 ||275th
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|2352 ||1996-10-13 ||275th (July 14 and 15)
 
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|2353 ||1997-10-14
  
|2353 ||1997-10-14
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|2355 ||1999-10-14
  
|2355 ||1999-10-14
 
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|2356 ||2000-10-13 ||322nd
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|2356 ||2000-10-13 ||322nd (Aug. 30 and 31)
 
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|2357 ||2001-10-14
  
|2357 ||2001-10-14
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|2360 ||2004-10-13
  
|2360 ||2004-10-13
 
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|2361 ||2005-10-13 ||4th
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|2361 ||2005-10-13 ||4th (Oct. 16 and 17)
 
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|2362 ||2006-10-14
  
|2362 ||2006-10-14
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|2364 ||2008-10-13
  
|2364 ||2008-10-13
 
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|2365 ||2009-10-13 ||51st
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|2365 ||2009-10-13 ||51st (Dec. 2 and 3)
 
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|2366 ||2010-10-14
  
|2366 ||2010-10-14
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|2368 ||2012-10-13
  
|2368 ||2012-10-13
 
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|2369 ||2013-10-13 ||98th
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|2369 ||2013-10-13 ||98th (Jan. 18 and 19)
 
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|2370 ||2014-10-14
  
|2370 ||2014-10-14
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|2372 ||2016-10-13
  
|2372 ||2016-10-13
 
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|2373 ||2017-10-13 ||145th
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|2373 ||2017-10-13 ||145th (March 6 and 7)
 
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|2374 ||2018-10-14
  
|2374 ||2018-10-14
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Every four years the number of the dupplicated day is shifted 47 days forward.
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Every four years the duplicated day number is shifted 47 days forward.
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[[Category:Fictional calendars]]

Latest revision as of 10:22, 24 March 2012

The Aigyptian Calendar, is a fictional calendar featured in the books Eon and Eternity by American SF author Greg Bear.

Features[]

The calendar is used in Gaïa, a world parallel to ours, where Alexander the Great didn't die young and his empire existed for more than two millennia. The calendar seems to be dominating dating system in Aigyptos (Egypt) and its empire (“Oïkomënë”).

A date notation consists of two numbers: one for the day and one for the year (“140th day of 2345 of Alexandros”). The beginning of the epoch of Alexandros most likely is fixed on either Alexander the Great's birth (356 BCE), or some fictional event of his life (like proclamation of the empire). The last mentioned date is 2349 of Alexandros (about 1993–1994 CE), when the world of Gaïa was destroyed by an alien race known as the Jarts.

Proposed rules[]

To bring the calendar into synchronization with the mean tropical year Hellerick suggested to duplicate every 1507th day (e.g. 140th day would be followed by 140th-bis day). It would produce 1507-year cycle with average year of 365.242203 days.

The new year falls on 13th or 14th of October in the Gregorian calendar, when the Sun's ecliptic longitude is about 200.247°. This longitude is chosen because it takes for the Sun exactly 365.242203 days to reach it again (as for 2000 CE), while for other points of ecliptic (like solstices and equinoxes) the repetition period differs from the mean value. Hence the beginning of the epoch of Alexandros becomes fixed on October 19th, 356 BCE in Julian proleptic calendar.

The table below shows when the recent years of the Aigyptian Calendar begin, and which day is duplicated.

Year    Begins on    Duplicated day
2346 1990-10-14
2347 1991-10-13
2348 1992-10-13 228th (May 28 and 29)
2349 1993-10-14
2350 1994-10-14
2351 1995-10-14
2352 1996-10-13 275th (July 14 and 15)
2353 1997-10-14
2354 1998-10-14
2355 1999-10-14
2356 2000-10-13 322nd (Aug. 30 and 31)
2357 2001-10-14
2358 2002-10-14
2359 2003-10-14
2360 2004-10-13
2361 2005-10-13 4th (Oct. 16 and 17)
2362 2006-10-14
2363 2007-10-14
2364 2008-10-13
2365 2009-10-13 51st (Dec. 2 and 3)
2366 2010-10-14
2367 2011-10-14
2368 2012-10-13
2369 2013-10-13 98th (Jan. 18 and 19)
2370 2014-10-14
2371 2015-10-14
2372 2016-10-13
2373 2017-10-13 145th (March 6 and 7)
2374 2018-10-14
2375 2019-10-14
2376 2020-10-13

Every four years the duplicated day number is shifted 47 days forward.

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