The Levitt Calendar at a Glance

Year Published 1954
Days per Week 6-7
Days per Month 55-56
Months per Year 12
Base Year Length 668
Leap Days 1
Leap Day Position end of year
Basic Intercalation Formula 2x668 + 3x669
Extended Intercalation Formula
(\ denotes integer division)
Y\5 + (Y-2)\5 + (Y-3)\5 - Y\1000
Mean Length of Calendar Year 668.599
Base Astronomical Year Mean Tropical
Accuracy 145 years
Cycle of Perpetuity 56 days
Mean LS of Beginning of Year 58.3
Year Count Start 1
Epoch (CE) -4712 Jan 1
Epoch (JD) 0
12-Month Naming Convention Anglicized Roman Days
1st Month January 56
2nd Month February
56
3rd Month March 55
4th Month April 56
5th Month May 56
6th Month June 55
7th Month July 56
8th Month August 56
9th Month September 55
10th Month October 56
11th Month November 56
12th Month December 55-56
7-day Naming Convention English
1st Day Sunday
2nd Day Monday
3rd Day Tuesday
4th Day Wednesday
5th Day Thursday
6th Day Friday
7th Day Saturday

Notes:

  1. Each month begins on the first day of the week. The week at the end of each quarter contains only six days.

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

  3. Other types of 12-month calendars are:

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