The Compton Calendar at a Glance

Notes:

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

2. This is one of several Symmetric Gregorian Martian calendars, which generally have the following characteristics:

   • Divide the Martian year into 12 months of approximately equal duration.

   • Retain the seven-day week.

   • Begin the year near the Winter solstice

   • Place the leap day(s) in the second month.

   • Base the month names on the traditional Roman names

3. Other types of 12-month calendars are:

   • Asymmetric Gregorian Martian calendars

   • Asymmetric Zodiacal Martian calendars

   • Symmetric Zodiacal Martian calendars

	Excerpts from Farewell Earth's Bliss D. G. Compton
	Calendar
	Martian Time
	Martian Time Survey 2.2