Norton calendar

The Norton calendar (also known as the Elwynnese calendar, the Elw calendar and the Elwynnese–Natopian calendar) is the official calendar of Shireroth. Based on the Treesian calendar, the length of the year differentiates on a twelve-year cycle. The rotation of the planet fluctuates, through regularly. The only fixed celestial event on the calendar, that is to say, the same date for the same event every year, is Summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere, winter solstice for the southern). The first day of Elroqpin is that day.

Months

Ordinal	Præ†a name	Elw name	Natopian name	Babkhi name
I		Silnuai	Novaber	Nawruz
II		Kuspor	Liebluary	Azar
III		Gevraquun	Grunil	Dey
IV		Gevrader	Ragnuary	Bahman
V		Filadin	Blumuar	Esfand
VI		Fasmas	Sonnuber	Farvardin
VII		Nomeziooq	Friedeber	Ordibehesht
VIII		Laemill	Natopuary	Khordad
IX		Araroqpin	Cowtide	Tir
X		Elroqpin	Bulltober	Rokhpin
XI		Vixaslaa	Butterary	Mordad
XII		Oskalteq	Konil	Shahrivar
XIII		Muunlantooq	Tasnember	Mehr
XIV		Rugaall	Dankember	Aban
XV		Qinamu	Geburtsber	Kanam

OOC characteristics

The Elwynnese Calendar (Also known as Ab Nortone) is a "month per year" method for simulating the passage of years within the geofictional construct of Micras.

The Elw years differentiate in length on a 12-year cycle. The rotation of the planet fluctuates, through regularly. Each cycle is 52596 days long, one day longer than twelve years in the Gregorian calendar.

The only fixed celestial event on the calendar, that is to say, the same date for the same event every year, is Summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere, winter solstice for the southern). The first day of Elroqpin is that day.

For below, it is assumed to be for the northern hemisphere:

The autumn equinox varies between the following dates

• 12 Muulantooq (336-day year)
• 15 Muulantooq (348-day year)
• 18 Muulantooq (360-day year)
• 21 Muulantooq (372-day year)

Winter solstice varies:

• 24 Kuspor (336-day year)
• 18 Kuspor (348-day year)
• 12 Kuspor (360-day year)
• 6 Kuspor (372-day year)

Spring equinox:

• 12 Fasmas (336-day year)
• 9 Fasmas (348-day year)
• 6 Fasmas (360-day year)
• 3 Fasmas (372-day year)

The year begins, by tradition on the first of Silnuai, and ends in the 336-day year on the 24th of Rugaall, while all other years the year ends on the last day of the leap month Qinamu (which is the 12th in a 348-day year, the 24th in a 360-day year or the 36th in a 372-day year).

The most common length of a year is 372 days and that year always has a full Qinamu, 36 days and thereby is the longest month of the year, half as long as all others).

Silnuai - Kuspor - Gevraquun - Gevrader - Filadinu - Fasmas - Nomeziooqu - Laemill - Araroqpinu - Elroqpinu - Vixaslaa - Oskaltequ - Muulantooqu - Rugaall - Qinamu

Or the order from Midsummer: Elroqpinu - Vixaslaa - Oskaltequ - Muulantooqu - Rugaall - Qinamu - Silnuai - Kuspor - Gevraquun - Gevrader - Filadinu - Fasmas - Nomeziooqu.

The relationship between the Elw calendar and the ASC calendar is more straightforward than it seems.

1 ASC period equals two Elw weeks or 12 days.

By tradition, the Elw divide their year in eight seasons, not the "common" four. They have the mundane names (but in Elw) of being the glistening, blushing, rainy, frosty, snowy, melting, flowering and shining seasons. The exception is probably for summer, the shining and glistening seasons combined, which is commonly known as summer (or in Elw, roqpin).

A variant of the Elwynnese Calendar is used in Natopia.