Dates & Time In Chronala

Noting Dates in Chronala

• Standard date notation in Chronala is in the order Year Day Month
  • Full Notation Examples: 1500 CE 1st of Horisal, 1450 CE 13th of Duscar
    • it is acceptable to leave off the "CE" reference if noting a date that is in the Common Era as it is assumed unless otherwise noted: 1500 1st of Horisal, or 1500 1 Horisal for example
  • Abbreviated Notation Example: 1500-1-1, 1450-13-11
• Calendar & Timeline

Telling Time in Chronala

While clocks do exist, they are expensive and typically only found in the homes of the extremely wealthy or nobility. Some cities may have a large clock tower but smaller communities may not have the resources to construct such a thing. As a result, time sometimes is spoken of in relative terms such as the following:

• Dawn -- 6am - 7am
• Morning -- 7am - 9am
• Mid-Morning 9am - 12pm
• Mid-Day (slang "lunchtime", "noon", "high sun") -- 12pm - 1pm
• Afternoon -- 1pm - 4pm
• Pre-evening (slang version = "preevning") - 4pm - 6pm
• Evening (slang "the dinner hour" or "supper time") - 6pm - 7 or 8pm
• Late evening -- 7 or 8pm *varies a bit based on time of year and which affects sunset
• Night - 8 or 9pm onward
• Midnight - 12am ("the witching hour", "thieves' hour"
• Overnight - after 12am; most people are asleep so the need to divvy up the time between Midnight and Dawn is virtually not existent, although some such as soldiers on night duty may use phrases like "mid-watch" or the like to denote relative time of night.

Seasons:

• Spring begins early in the month of Dualahei, officially starting on the 13th with the Renewal Festival.
• Summer begins in the middle of Unndilar, officially starting at noon on the 26th day known as the Zenith.
• Autumn begins early in Fessuran, marked by the Harvest's Close on the 3rd day.
• Winter begins on the 2nd day of Duscar, the Barren Eve.