The Salvas Calendar at a Glance

Year Published 2001
Days per Week 7
Days per Month 37-38
Months per Year 18
Base Year Length 669
Leap Days 1
Leap Day Position end of 1st month
Basic Intercalation Formula 12x669 + 18x670
Extended Intercalation Formula
(\ denotes integer division)
Y - Y\3 - Y\10
Mean Length of Calendar Year 669.601
Base Astronomical Year Winter Solstice
Accuracy < 1 year
Cycle of Perpetuity none
Mean LS of Beginning of Year 273.4
Year Count Start 0
Epoch (CE) 2000 Jan 1
Epoch (JD) 2451545
18-Month Naming Convention Roman alphabetical Days
1st Month A 37-38
2nd Month B 37
3rd Month C 37
4th Month D 37
5th Month E 37
6th Month F 37
7th Month G 37
8th Month H 37
9th Month I 38
10th Month J 38
11th Month K 37
12th Month L 37
13th Month M 37
14th Month N 37
15th Month O 37
16th Month P 37
17th Month Q 37
18th Month R 38
7-day Naming Convention undefined
1st Day  
2nd Day  
3rd Day  
4th Day  
5th Day  
6th Day  
7th Day  

Notes:

  1. The calendar is mistakenly based on the number of Martian sidereal days in a Martian year.

  2. This is one of several 18-month calendars.


document Salvas Calendar System for Mars
Keith Salvas
Calendar Calendar
Martian Time

Martian Time

Martian Time Survey

Martian Time Survey 2.2