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* 365 or 366 days in a year
* 365 or 366 days in a year
* days for months: 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31
* The leap day is placed in the second month
* 1 leap day every 4 years, except when the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400; the leap day is placed in the second month
* Days for months: 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31
* 1 leap day every 4 years, except when the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400
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* 12 or 13 months in a year; The month with winter solstice is the first month
* 12 or 13 months in a year
* 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase; New Moon is the first day of a month
* The month with winter solstice is the first month
* 7 leap months every 19 years; Leap month is the first month without a solar term of an even number
* Leap month is the first month without a solar term of an even number
* 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase
* New Moon is the first day of a month
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Revision as of 03:13, 30 May 2022

This is a list of calendar and timekeeping around the world.

Calendar

name region description
Gregorian calendar world
  • 365 or 366 days in a year
  • The leap day is placed in the second month
  • Days for months: 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31
  • 1 leap day every 4 years, except when the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400
Chinese calendar China
  • 12 or 13 months in a year
  • The month with winter solstice is the first month
  • Leap month is the first month without a solar term of an even number
  • 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase
  • New Moon is the first day of a month

Timekeeping

name region description
common timekeeping world
  • 1 day is divided by 12 units ‘hour’ evenly
  • 1 hour is divided by 60 units ‘minute’ evenly
  • 1 minute is divided by 60 units ‘second’ evenly
Chinese timekeeping China
  • 1 day is divided by 12 units ‘時’ evenly
  • 1 時 is divided into 2 parts: ‘初’, ‘正’
  • Every 初 and 正 is divided by 4 units ‘刻’ evenly