Calendar

See also:

• Week

Elvish Reckoning

Calendar of Imladris

QUENYA:

Yestarë

• tuile

tuilere

• laire
• yavie

yaviere

• quelle
• hrive
• coire

Mettarë

SINDARIN:

spring equinox

• ethuil
• laer
• iavas

harvest

• firith
• hriw
• echuir

Old High-elven calendar

• avestalis , metteriwe or lunde niqilissea - ca. January
  • erintion - second half of avestalis
• amillion , sovalwaris, nendesse, erkoire or lunde tiqilindea - ca. February
• nokoire or lunde susulima - ca. March

vinyarie or spring equinox ( eldarin new year)

• ertuile , tuileris or lunde timpinea - ca. April
• calainis, lotession, lunde kalaina, lunde lotea - ca. May
• erlaire - ca. June

midsummer or austalende

• nolaire- ca. July
• mettelaire -ca. August
• erqelle - ca. September

silkesse or harvest

• noqelle - ca. October
• errive - ca. November
• norrive - ca. December

winter solstice or turuhalme

Old Noldoran calendar

• cathriw or nerwinien
• ninui
• gwaeron

spring time or tuilir

• gwirith
• lothron
• ebloer or norui

midsummer or saiwendana

• cadloer or cerveth
• urui
• ifonneth

gavon or harvest

• narbeleth
• hithui
• ephriw

winter solstice, tanfui or duruchalm (halm na-duruthon)

Men of the West

Númenórean Calendar

The old Númenóreans used an adaption of the High-elven calendar,altered to their needs but retaining the Quenya names.The Kingsmen and later black Númenóreans however used names in Adûnaic instead (see also: Girt Calendar) and replaced the holy days of Eru and the Valar with festivities drawn from their own dark worship.

yestare

• narvinye
• nenime
• sulime

erukyerme or tuilere

• viresse
• lotesse
• narie
• cermie

erulaitale

• urime
• yavannie

eruhantale

yaviere

• narquelie
• hisime
• ringare

mettare

King's reckoning

• narwain
• ninui
• gwaeron

spring equinox

• gwirith
• lothron
• norui or eblaer
• cerveth

midsummer

• urui
• iavanneth

autumnal equinox

• narbeleth
• hithui
• girithron

winter solstice

Steward's reckoning

• narwain (Narvinyë)
• ninui (Nénimë)
• gwaeron (Súlimë)

spring equinox

• gwirith (Víressë)
• lothron (Lótessë)
• norui (Nárië)
• cerveth (Cermië

midsummer

• urui (Úrimë)
• iavanneth (Yavannië)

autumnal equinox

• narbeleth (Narquelië)
• hithui (Hísimë)
• girithron (Ringarë)

winter solstice

New reckoning

• narwain
• ninui
• gwaeron

spring equinox

• gwirith

new year (day of sauron's downfall)

• lothron
• norui
• cerveth

midsummer

• urui
• iavanneth

autumnal equinox

ringday (cormare)

• narbeleth
• hithui
• girithron

winter solstice

Westron calendar (generic)

• afteryule or freezing month
• mud-month
• rough-month

spring equinox

• easter-month or germinating month
• three-milk-givings
• mild month or fore- summer

summer-solstice or midsummer

• meadow month or after-summer
• grass-month
• holy or harvest-month

autumnal equinox

• winterfilling, winter full-moon or wintry month
• blood or sacrifice month
• foreyule or yule-month

winter-solstice or midwinter

Bree calendar

2 yule

• frery
• solmath
• rethe
• chithing
• thrimidge
• lithe

first summerday

second summerday

third summerday

fourth summerday

• mede
• wedmath
• harvestmath

harvest day

• wintring
• blooting
• yulemath

1 yule

Girt Calendar

The Girtmen of Southernesse used an adaptation of the old Númenórean Calendar (using the Adûnaic forms), but started their reckoning in the Year TA 899, Year 1 of the Girt-Calendar.

Îrâna ("Firstday")

• Zôrir ("fire-time")
• Nînir ("wet-time")
• Bawâbir ("wind-time")

Khibilâna ("well-day")

• Ezelir ("youth-time")
• Lôtir ("bloom-time")
• Zôrimi ("heat")
• Gâwir ("harvest-time")

Pharazâna ("Golden Day")

• Ûrir ("Sun-time")
• Yôyir ("Gift-time")

Arâna ("Royal Day")

Yôyâna ("Gift-day")

• Zôrneg ("fire-end")
• Mizrir ("mist-time")
• Khelekir ("frost-time")

Negâna ("Lastday")

Shire reckoning

2 yule - 22 december

• Afteryule - 23 december - 21 january
• Solmath - 22 january - 20 february
• Rethe -21 february -22 march
• Astron - 23 march - 21april
• Thrimidge -22 areil - 21 may
• Forelithe- 22 may - 20 june

1 lithe - 21 june

mid-year's day or overlithe - 22 june

2 lithe - 23 june

• Afterlithe -24june -23 july
• Wedmath- 24 july - 22 august
• Halimath - 23 august - 21 september
• Winterfilth - 22 september - 21 october
• Blotmath - 22 october - 20 november
• Foreyule 21 november - 20 december

yule -21 december

Northmen

Vidugavia's time

2 yule - 22 december

• Aftraiuleis - 23 december - 21 january
• Sulamenoth - 22 january - 20 february
• Ruhamenoth -21 february -22 march
• Austramenoth - 23 march - 21april
• Threimiluk -22 areil - 21 may
• Vauralintha- 22 may - 20 june

1 lintha - 21 june

midiersdag or uvarlintha - 22 june

2 lithe - 23 june

• Avtralintha -24june -23 july
• Vetamenoth- 24 july - 22 august
• Hailagmenoth - 23 august - 21 september
• Vintruvulia - 22 september - 21 october
• Blotamenoth - 22 october - 20 november
• Foreiuleis 21 november - 20 december

Iuleis -21 december

Rohan (and Beornings)

2 yule - 22 december

• Eftergeol - 23 december - 21 january
• Solmanoth - 22 january - 20 february
• Rethemanoth -21 february -22 march
• Eastermanoth - 23 march - 21april
• Thrimeolc -22 areil - 21 may
• Forelithe- 22 may - 20 june

1 lithe - 21 june

midegeardag or overlithe - 22 june

2 lithe - 23 june

• Efterlithe -24june -23 july
• Wetanmanoth- 24 july - 22 august
• Halimanoth - 23 august - 21 september
• Winterfylleth - 22 september - 21 october
• Blotmanoth - 22 october - 20 november
• Foregeol 21 november - 20 december

Geol -21 december

Dale and Esgaroth

2 Iól - 22 december

• Epteriól - 23 december - 21 january
• Iordsmanadur - 22 january - 20 february
• Hrármanadur -21 february -22 march
• Austurmanadur - 23 march - 21april
• Thriomiolk -22 areil - 21 may
• Fyrirlinnur- 22 may - 20 june

1 linnur - 21 june

midhurárdagur or yfirlinnur - 22 june

2 linnur - 23 june

• Eptirlinnur -24june -23 july
• Waetamanadur- 24 july - 22 august
• Heilagurmanadur - 23 august - 21 september
• Winturfylla - 22 september - 21 october
• Blótmanadur - 22 october - 20 november
• Fyririól 21 november - 20 december

Iól -21 december

Western Rhovanion (Woodmen)

2 ieule - 22 december

• Aftarieule - 23 december - 21 january
• Solemanod - 22 january - 20 february
• Rauemanod -21 february -22 march
• Ostarune - 23 march - 21april
• Drimilice -22 areil - 21 may
• Forelinde- 22 may - 20 june

1 linde - 21 june

mideiaresdage or oberlinde - 22 june

2 linde - 23 june

• Aftarlinde -24june -23 july
• Nasemanod- 24 july - 22 august
• Heiligemanod - 23 august - 21 september
• Wenterfulle - 22 september - 21 october
• Bluozemanod - 22 october - 20 november
• Foreieule 21 november - 20 december

Wihnaht -21 december

Calendars of the Men of Darkness

Calendar of the Golden Realm

The Realm of the Golden Army or "Golden Realm" in central Middle-Earth made use of an older "Palisorian Calendar" which was by no doubt derived from the númenórean Calendar of the Westlands or at last inspired by either the gondorian or an archaic black númenorean Calendar System.

Az-tong or "Yule-day"

• Pâtong (Rhu.:"Afteryule") or Sat-Nikü (Rhu."freezing month")
• Ûg (Rhu."Earthwash") or Sat-Lüxö (Rhu."Muddy time")
• Skhôr (Rhu."rough-one")

Säiän or Sâka-kel (Rhu."Spring equinox")

• Sat-Rô (Rhu."Time of Sunrise") or Ördö (Rhu."Germinating")
• Sat-Ilimä (Rhu."milk-giving time") or Endilim (Rhu."threefold-milk")
• Sat-künwük (Rhu."mild time") or Öblâi (Rhu."before summer")

Khûn-hara (Rhu."summer-solstice") Öndödlâi (Rhu."midsummer")

• Sat-Pâr (Rhu."meadow month") or Pâlâi (Rhu."after-summer")
• Sat-Shäläk (Rhu."grass-time")
• Hûnmor (Rhu."holy") or Sat-Töv (Rhu."harvest-time")

Sâka-lawash (Rhu."autumnal equinox ")

• Izin-kûad (Rhu."winterfilling"), Izinzöl (Rhu."winter full-moon") or Sat-Izin (Rhu."winter time")
• Hûnkka (Rhu."blood") or Sat-Dîag (Rhu."sacrifice time")
• Öbtong (Rhu."foreyule") or Sat-tong (Rhu."yule time)

Khûn-izin (Rhu."winter-solstice") or Öndöd-izin (Rhu."midwinter")

Calendar of Mur Fostisyr

The Peoples of the Mur Fostisyr knew year of 350 days divided into five months, one of spring, two of summer, and two of winter. They did not know the concept of autumn.

• Lanâr - first full moon of spring
• Spring
  • Tirilif ("Moon") spring-month
• Larish (Summer)
  • Arif ("Sun") summer-month
• Midsummer
  • Norinif ("shadow") summer-month
• Oryk (Winter)
  • Dakurif ("Dark") winter-month
• Midwinter
  • Ilârif ("star") winter-month

Calendar of Tâlirân

The men of Kôronânde had adapted the Calendar of the Avari of Talirân which in itself probably was already inspired by the Eldarin Calendars (possibly through either members of the Guild of Elements or the Court of Aranórë).This thirteen-month calendar had also been adapted widely by most neighbouring mannish cultures of the Utter South, although they used local indigenous names instead of the original Avarin ones.

• Uiliumî ("Mighty time") - ca. July 16. - August 12.
• Nîrouan ("Young fire") - ca. August 13. - September 9.
• Ninumî ("Moist-time") - ca. September 10. - October 7.
• Surumî ("wind-time") - ca. October 8. - November 4.
• Uanis ("vigorous-one") - ca. November 5. - December 2.
• Lotis ("Blossoming-one") - ca. December 3rd. - December 31.
• Nirayî ("heat-period") - ca. January 1. - January 28.
• Kuirmayî ("turning-period") - ca.January 29. - February 25.
• Urumî ("Sun-time") - ca. February 26. - March 25.
• Yibeyî ("Fruit-period") - ca. March 26. - April 22.
• Nrkrla ("Fading") - ca. April 23. - May 20.
• Khathumî ("mist-time") - ca. May 21. - June 17.
• Rangairî ("Cold days") - ca. 18. June - 15. july

(#)the MERP module "The Court of Ardor" uses Sindarin names.These here were replaced by reconstructed Avarin.The weather patterns and the equivalent of modern months were adjusted to the geographic region of roughly South Africa.

Calendar of Tanara

The Peoples of Tanara knew a calendar much similar to that of Mur Fostisyr (both possibly being based on the Calendar devised by the College of Loremasters). They also had a year of 350 days divided into five months of seventy days each.

• Tiralin ("Spring")
• Arin ("Summer")
• Norin ("Fall")
• Akirin ("Winter")
• Ilarin ("Winter/Spring")

Reformed Sauronic Calendar

In the early period of his dominion Sauron had tried to invent a calendar on his own, at first a 13 month calendar of 28 days, then a four month calendar.In the End he had to accept that many realms he sought to dominate already had introduced a variant of either the high elven or the númenórean calendar and chose to corrupt the most widespread calendar form to his own purpose.It was much similar to the Palisorian calendar, probably because it had similar origins, although it is unclear which calendar predated the other.His reformed Sauronic Calendar was however only used in Mordor or by the Cult of the Eye for liturgic reasons and his bureaucrats.Local Tyrants under Saurons sway however ofted adapted it according to their own ways, changing just a few details such as the names of months and days according to their local language:

Hosharash or "Day of silence"

• Krinran or Nagrilut (B.S."freezing moon")
• Ghampshaplag (B.S. "Earthwash") or Galshil (B.S. "Muddy moon")
• Haztlut (B.S. "rough moon")

Murshol Prandawor (B.S. "Spring equinox")

• Faratlut (B.S. "Germinating moon")
• Dorûtran (B.S. "Cattle moon")
• Ugîlmuzumran (B.S. "before the warm time")

Darupardrog muzumran (B.S. "warm-time sun-turning")

• Ilugamuzumran (B.S. "after the warm time")
• Brakhlut (B.S. "grass-moon")
• Korshil (B.S."reaping-moon")

Murshol Gâthlûmp (B.S."autumnal equinox ")

• Gûkhanhar Dauman (B.S."winter full-moon") or Daumanshil ("winter-moon")
• Bloglut (B.S."blood-moon") or Flîshil (B.S. "sacrifice-moone")
• Ugîlhosh (B.S. "before the silence")

Darupardrog Dauman (B.S."winter sun-turning") or Shabdauman (B.S. "midwinter")

Tumakveh Calendar

The Tumakveh Calendar was devised by Zimrêbal to be analogous to the King's Reckoning, with the names being rendered in the Bellakaze tongue.

• Dahlat (Narwain)
• Najam (Ninui)
• Manjaz (Gwaeron)
• Vetrashu (Gwirith)
• Ishat (Lothron)
• Vatrul (Norui)
• Mizir (Cerveth)
• Kuralid (Urui)
• Darat (Ivanneth)
• Tamum (Narbeleth)
• Sumat (Hithui)
• Oluj (Girithron)

Calendar of Sîrayn

The calendar of Sîrayn begins in T.A. 1201, when Obed the First united the peoples of Sîrayn and allied with the Dwarves to defeat the armies of the Fifth of the Nazgûl.

• 1: Tars
• 2: Tarett
• 3: Magaub
• 4: Mauz
• 5: Gerzaud
• 6: Sain
• 7: Haub
• 8: Nantain
• 9: Maskar
• 10: Tarsk
• 11: Hirain
• 12: Tarsas