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| Gregorian calendar | | Gregorian calendar | ||
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* The year one is the year of presumed birth of Jesus of Nazareth | * The year one is the year of presumed birth of Jesus of Nazareth. | ||
* There are 12 months in a year | * There are 12 months in a year. | ||
* Days for months are 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 | * Days for months are 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31. | ||
* The start of a day is the midnight at Greenwich added or subtracted by multiples of 1 hour, and in some cases further add or subtract 0.5 or 0.25 of hours | * The start of a day is the midnight at Greenwich added or subtracted by multiples of 1 hour, and in some cases further add or subtract 0.5 or 0.25 of hours. | ||
* The leap day is placed in the second month | * The leap day is placed in the second month. | ||
* There is 1 leap day every 4 years, except when the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400 | * There is 1 leap day every 4 years, except when the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400. | ||
* (97 leaps in 400 years) | * (97 leaps in 400 years.) | ||
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| Chinese calendar | | Chinese calendar | ||
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* The year one is the year of presumed birth of Jesus of Nazareth | * The year one is the year of presumed birth of Jesus of Nazareth. | ||
* There are 12 or 13 months in a year | * There are 12 or 13 months in a year. | ||
* The first month is the month with winter solstice | * The first month is the month with winter solstice. | ||
* There are 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase | * There are 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase. | ||
* The first day of a month is the day with new moon | * The first day of a month is the day with new moon. | ||
* The start of a day is the midnight at Greenwich added or subtracted by multiples of 1 hour, and in some cases further add or subtract 0.5 or 0.25 of hours | * The start of a day is the midnight at Greenwich added or subtracted by multiples of 1 hour, and in some cases further add or subtract 0.5 or 0.25 of hours. | ||
* 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. | ||
* (7 leaps in 19 years) | * (7 leaps in 19 years.) | ||
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| Islamic calendar | | Islamic calendar | ||
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* The year one is the year of Hijra | * The year one is the year of Hijra. | ||
* There are 12 months in a year | * There are 12 months in a year. | ||
* There are 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase / There are 30 days in months of an odd number, 29 days in months of an even number | * There are 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase / There are 30 days in months of an odd number, 29 days in months of an even number. | ||
* The first day of a month is the day with the first sight of the crescent | * The first day of a month is the day with the first sight of the crescent. | ||
* The start of a day is at sunset. | * The start of a day is at sunset. | ||
* Month with the leap day is the last month | * Month with the leap day is the last month. | ||
* Year with the leap day is the year when the remainder is over 0.5 days | * Year with the leap day is the year when the remainder is over 0.5 days. | ||
* (11 leaps in 30 years) | * (11 leaps in 30 years.) | ||
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Revision as of 11:13, 30 May 2022
This is a list of calendar and timekeeping around the world.
Calendar
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| Gregorian calendar |
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| Islamic calendar |
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Timekeeping
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| common timekeeping |
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| Chinese timekeeping |
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