Date and Timekeeping

The Standard Star Date is one of the most important standards in Elyrion. Developed by a summit of Ir’Mazi and Terran representatives in 38SSD, it has been in use since its inception and is one of the few pre-Silence standards still in common use. 0 SSD is the year of first contact between Terran and Ir’Mazi civilizations, the first known instance of contact between alien species.

Calendar

The SSD calendar is made up of 10 40-day months, each month divided into four ten-day weeks. Each day is divided metrically, with 10 hours each 100 minutes long, each minute consisting of 100 seconds. One Standard Star Day is approximately .95 earth days. Standard Star Dates are denoted year:month:day:hour:minute:second, although year:day notation is also common.

Calendar of Important Dates and Festivities

Month	Important Dates	Notes
1
2	19 - Beaconrise	The date when the Beacon first became visible following the Silence. Many local light festivals occur on or around this date, which is an official holiday in most settlements.
3	31 - Silence Fall	The day when the last faster-than-light transmission was sent.
4	13 - Navigation Day	The date that the Navigator's Chosen were summoned to Academia Station and given the patterns for the Starheart Drive and first samples of Illyrian Bluegem. Many universities (including the Academia Arcanos) issue their admissions decisions on this day.
5
6	15 - Ward's Day	A day celebrating life, birth, and rebirth, anchored on the day the Life Giver first made themselves known to mortalkind.
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10	40 - New Years Eve	The most universally agreed upon day where the right and proper thing to do is stay up late and get absolutely plastered.