Calendar

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The calendar command shows you what day it is on Discworld, and can also show you when a particular Discworld date is. Used with no arguments, it shows you the dates that will appear over the next seven real-world days.

Using the command

There are several available syntaxes:

calendar 
calendar [the] <day> [of] <month> {Prime|prime|Secundus|secundus|1|2} <year> 
calendar <month> {Prime|prime|Secundus|secundus|1|2} [the] <day> <year> 
calendar [the] <day> [of] <month> {Prime|prime|Secundus|secundus|1|2} 
calendar <month> {Prime|prime|Secundus|secundus|1|2} [the] <day> 
calendar <start> <finish> 
calendar <special day> <year> 
calendar <days> 
calendar today 
calendar <special day>

The first option shows the Discworld dates that will appear over the next seven real-world days, and when.

The next four options show when a specified Discworld date will begin and end.

The sixth option shows the Discworld dates that will appear over the next n days, where n is a number you specify:

> calendar 2
Wed Aug  5 2009: Monday 21st Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [06:00]    Tuesday 22nd Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [13:12]    Wednesday 23rd Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [20:24]    Thursday 24th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
Thu Aug  6 2009:
     [03:36]    Friday 25th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [10:48]    Saturday 26th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [18:00]    Sunday 27th Grune Prime, UC 2026.

The seventh and tenth options show when a specified special day will begin and end.

The eighth option shows the Discworld dates that will appear between a certain number of days from now, <start>, and a certain number of days from now, <finish>:

> calendar 2 3
Fri Aug  7 2009: Sunday 27th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [01:12]    Octeday 28th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [08:24]    Monday 29th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [15:36]    Tuesday 30th Grune Prime, UC 2026.
     [22:48]    Wednesday 31st Grune Prime, UC 2026.
Sat Aug  8 2009:
     [06:00]    Thursday 1st August Prime, UC 2026.
     [13:12]    Friday 2nd August Prime, UC 2026.
     [20:24]    Saturday 3rd August Prime, UC 2026.

The ninth option shows the Discworld dates for today.

The months

There are thirteen Discworld months per Discworld half-year or "common year" (400 Discworld days):

  • Offle (32 days)
  • February (32 days)
  • March (32 days)
  • April (32 days)
  • May (32 days)
  • June (32 days)
  • Grune (32 days)
  • August (32 days)
  • Spune (32 days)
  • Sektober (32 days)
  • Ember (32 days)
  • December (32 days)
  • Ick (16 days)

Each of these months occurs twice per Discworld calendar year or "astronomical year" (800 Discworld days), suffixed with "Prime" for the first occurrence or "Secundus" for the second occurrence.

The seasons

There are eight main seasons on the Disc:

  • Spring Prime: lasts from at least 21st February Prime to 23rd May Prime
  • Summer Prime: lasts from 24th May Prime to 27th August Prime
  • Autumn Prime: lasts from 28th August Prime to 28th Ember Prime
  • Spindlewinter: lasts from at least 32nd Ember Prime to 19th February Secundus
  • Secundus Spring: lasts from 20th February Secundus to at least ...
  • Secundus Summer: lasts from at least 5th June Secundus to 19th August Secundus
  • Secundus Autumn: lasts from at least 30th August Secundus to 30th Ember Secundus
  • Backspindlewinter: lasts from at least 2nd December Secundus to 18th February Prime

In and around Djelibeybi, the seasons are given different names:

  • Seedtime: corresponds to the winters and springs
  • Inundation: corresponds to the summers
  • Sog: corresponds to the autumns

Seasons can affect the following:

  • The weather and temperature in outdoor rooms
  • Room descriptions of many outdoor rooms
  • Whether certain things can be gathered (although most gatherable herbs and spices are available year-round in the herb gardens they're found in, other items like melons, garlic, and chestnuts are seasonal)

Special days

The Discworld has a number of special days listed on the calendar:

  • Hogswatchday - 1st Offle Prime
  • Crueltideday - 1st Offle Secundus
  • Small Gods Day - 24th June Prime
  • Alls Fallow - 24th June Secondus
  • Soul Cake Tuesday - 23rd August
  • Soul Cake Days - The first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after the first half-moon in Sektober
  • Sektober Fools' Day - 1st Sektober

There are also some special days that aren't on the Discworld calendar, and which are celebrated according to their roundworld dates:

  • Cream Pie Day - January 11th
  • Valentine's Day - February 14th
  • Cabbage Day - February 17th
  • International Women's Day - March 8th
  • Ukulele Day - August 23rd
  • Beard Day - September 10th
  • Talk Like a Pirate Day - September 19th
  • Greco's day off - October 30th and 31st
  • Pink Bow Day - November 10th

See also

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