Kosmic Standard Calendar
The Terran Calendar (Kosmos) is the standard civil calendar of Kosmos, devised on Earth and based on the solar year. Known locally as the Gregorian calendar, it was introduced in 1582 CE to replace the Julian calendar and remains the dominant timekeeping system of Humanity. It divides time into seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years, and employs leap years to maintain alignment with the solar cycle.
Measurements[edit]
| Unit | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Second | 1/60 of a minute | Base subdivision of time |
| Minute | 60 seconds | 60 per hour |
| Hour | 60 minutes | 24 per day |
| Day | 24 hours | Based on Earth's rotation |
| Week | 7 days | Named days: Sunday–Saturday |
| Month | 28–31 days | 12 total per year |
| Year | 365 days (366 leap) | Based on Earth's orbit around the Sun |
Origins[edit]
The Terran Calendar arose from the need to correct the inaccuracies of the Julian system, which miscalculated the solar year by about 11 minutes. By the 16th century CE, this error had shifted equinox dates, troubling both religious and agricultural observances.
- Gregorian Reform (1582): Initiated by Pope Gregory XIII.
- Leap Year Rule: Years divisible by 4 are leap years, except those divisible by 100, unless also divisible by 400.
- Adoption: Catholic nations adopted it immediately; others followed gradually until it became globally standard.
Cultural Significance[edit]
The Terran Calendar shapes nearly every aspect of life in Kosmos:
- Religious Observances: Major faiths align holy days to its cycle.
- Civil Records: Governments, treaties, and scientific discoveries are dated within its framework.
- Historical Continuity: Events are ordered as BBJ / ABJ, marking a universal chronology in Kosmos.
Trivia[edit]
- The calendar will remain accurate for tens of thousands of years before drifting against the solar year.
- The year 2000 CE was a leap year; 1900 CE was not, due to the century exception.
- Archivists compare it with the Valorik Lunar Reckoning and Aenorian Light-Cycle to study how cultures shape time.