View source for Calendars in the Forgotten Realms

== Introduction ==

In the Forgotten Realms setting, the calendar most commonly used is the Calendar of Harptos. This calendar consists of 12 months, each with three tendays (three 10-day weeks), making 30 days in each month. There are also 5 holidays that stand alone, not belonging to any month, totaling 365 days in a year.

In the Calendar of Harptos, each month has two names: one is the formal name, and the other in parentheses is a colloquial name or descriptor that often reflects the typical weather or characteristics of that month

== The Months and Holidays ==

* Hammer (Deepwinter) - Equivalent to January
** Midwinter - Standalone holiday, no direct equivalent
* Alturiak (The Claw of Winter or Claw of the Cold) - Equivalent to February
* Ches (The Claw of the Sunsets) - Equivalent to March
* Tarsakh (The Claw of the Storms) - Equivalent to April
** Greengrass - Standalone holiday, roughly equivalent to May Day
* Mirtul (The Melting) - Equivalent to May
* Kythorn (The Time of Flowers) - Equivalent to June
* Flamerule (Summertide) - Equivalent to July
** Midsummer - Standalone holiday, roughly equivalent to a Midsummer celebration
** Shieldmeet - Occurs the day after Midsummer during leap years, no direct equivalent
* Eleasis (Highsun) - Equivalent to August
* Eleint (The Fading) - Equivalent to September
** Highharvestide - Standalone holiday, no direct equivalent but somewhat like harvest festivals
* Marpenoth (Leafall) - Equivalent to October
* Uktar (The Rotting) - Equivalent to November
** Feast of the Moon - Standalone holiday, no direct equivalent
* Nightal (The Drawing Down) - Equivalent to December