Re: Calendar Systems

On Dec 2, 2004, at 8:02 AM, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 07:55:32AM +0200, Steg Belsky wrote:
>> Ooops, sorry made a mistake - Dzu"Fa"Ri is the day *after* the
>> solstice.  But anyway, if the lunation boundary falls on Rokbeigalmki
>> New Year's Day, then both the Jalág immediately preceding it and the
>> Ghalúb immediately following it are full months.  I guess. :P
> But then there would be only 12 lunar months before the next solstice,
> unless it happened to coincide with a leap year.  Might need some
> revision there; perhaps a third category of year, with only 12 months?
> -Marcos
Nope, there would be 13 lunar months - 12 full ones (the 354-day
12-month lunar year) and a few leftover days to form the first
(half-cycle) month of the previous year and the last (half-cycle) month
of the present year.


-Stephen (Steg)
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   i never know with you people!"
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