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