Editing Markelsian calendar

The '''Markelsian calendar''' is a 13-month calendar proposed in 2000 by Minot State University psychology professor [[wikipedia:User:Paul_Markel|Dr. Paul Markel]], based on the thirteen [[Zodiac]] constellations.

The calendar has twelve 28-day months, and a thirteenth month of 29 days called ''Ophiucus''. The first and twenty-eighth days of each month are always Sunday and Saturday, respectively. Every leap year an additional day, called ''Julius'', is observed immediately after 29 Ophiucus; this day does not belong to any month, but is referred to as the ''Corrigendum''.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Months in the Markelsian Calendar
|-
! Pos. !! Name !! Days !!title="in common years"| Gregorian equivalent
|-
| 01 || Sagittarius || 28 ||
|-
| 02 || Capricornus || 28 ||
|-
| 03 || Aquarius    || 28 ||
|-
| 04 || Pisces      || 28 ||
|-
| 05 || Aries       || 28 ||
|-
| 06 || Taurus      || 28 ||
|-
| 07 || Gemini      || 28 ||
|-
| 08 || Cancer      || 28 ||
|-
| 09 || Leo         || 28 ||
|-
| 10 || Virgo       || 28 ||
|-
| 11 || Libra       || 28 ||
|-
| 12 || Scorpio     || 28 ||
|-
| 13 || Ophiucus    || 29 ||
|-
|  * || Corrigendum ||  1 ||
|}

In the Markelsian Calendar, the last day of the year is Sunday, Ophiucus 29 (December 17) and the first day of the year is Sunday, Sagittarius 1 (December 18).

Markel says of this feature of his calendar:
:''"This presents a unique feature of the Markelsian Calendar, the "Long Sunday", which is a celebration of New Years over a 48-hour "period of rest" or Sabbath (the last and first days of the year comprise a 48-hour Sunday in the Markelsian Calendar). Long Sunday thus challenges the notion of [[Sabbath]] and is an example of a cultural paradigm shift that will likely arise with any proposal of calendar reform."''

== See Also ==

[[Long-Sabbath Perennial Calendar]]: A similar calendar
[[Category:Proposed calendars]]
[[Category:Week starts Sunday]]
[[Category:Days outside the week cycle]]
[[Category:Radical designs]]
[[Category:13*28]]
[[Category:365+1]]
[[Category:End-of-year leap]]