The Blort Mercury Calendars at a Glance

Year Published 2003
Days per Week Option 1: 7
Option 2: 10
Days per Month Option 1: 28
Option 2: 30
Months per Year 6
Base Year Length Option 1: 168
Option 2: 180
Leap Days none
Leap Day Position N/A
Basic Intercalation Formula N/A
Extended Intercalation Formula
(\ denotes integer division)
N/A
Mean Length of Calendar Year Option 1: 168
Option 2: 180
Base Astronomical Year 2 Sidereal
Accuracy undefined
Cycle of Perpetuity Option 1: 28 days
Option 2: 30 days
Mean LS of Beginning of Year 90.0
Year Count Start undefined
Epoch (CE) undefined
Epoch (JD) undefined
6-Month Naming Convention Roman Option 1:
Days
Option 2:
Days
1st Month May
28
30
2nd Month June
28
30
3rd Month July
28
30
4th Month November
28
30
5th Month December
28
30
6th Month January
28
30
Naming Conventions Option 1: 7 days
none
Option 2: 10 days
none
1st Day    
2nd Day    
3rd Day    
4th Day    
5th Day    
6th Day    
7th Day    

Notes:

  1. Option 1, called "2-3-4," divides the Mercurian solar day of 175.9385 Earth days into 168 "turns," each of which equal 1.047253 Earth days (25h 8m 2s).

  2. Option 2, called "2-3-3," divides the Mercurian solar day of 175.9385 Earth days into 180 "turns," each of which equal 0.977436 Earth days (23h 27m 30s).


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