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The Markelsian calendar is a 13-month calendar proposed in 2000 by Minot State University psychology professor 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.
Pos. | Name | Days | Gregorian equivalent |
---|---|---|---|
01 | Sagittarius | 28 | Dec 18 - Jan 14 |
02 | Capricornus | 28 | Jan 15 - Feb 11 |
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