The Zanaryan calendar has only nine months (originally ten), each of which derive from their numeric position in the calendar and the word for "month" (eg. Shawahed literally means "Month One", while Settasha means "Sixth Month").
| The Zanaryan calendar began in 1,060 XA and is 7,040 years older than the Gregorian calendar (AD/BC). That makes it fairly simple to work out timeline equivalences and character birthdates:
| AD + 7040 = ZT
BC - 7040 = ZT
| XA + 1060 = ZT
ZT - 1060 = XA
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This is the official Zanaryan calendar as devised by astrologers in the Temple of Farahij, and so seasons listed here are for the southern hemisphere.
| Month | Position in Calendar | Season | Days | Description |
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| Shawahed | 1st | Spring | 68 | The first month begins on the last day of winter and ends mid-season when Zanarya's primary moon, Minu, is eclipsed by Hala (known as the Halamin Sign). |
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| Sharnain | 2nd | Spring–Summer | 13 | Sharnain is a transitional month when Spring's not quite over, but the Summer is fast approaching. It's the shortest month of the year. |
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| Shalatha | 3rd | Summer | 15 | Shalatha is the second shortest month of the year, marked at its beginning by the annual Lord's Feast and at its ending by the Summer Solstice. |
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| Sharbina | 4th – 5th | Summer | 83 | Sharbina used to be two months, but Khamshahr was merged with it 1850 years ago when the Naharar of the period decided he didn't like the month's name. As a result, Sharbina is the longest month of the year. |
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| Settasha | 6th | Autumn | 32 | Settasha is another transitional month that begins on the official day marked as the last of summer. |
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| Sabhasha | 7th | Autumn | 28 | Sabhasha is astrologically significant, beginning on the day of the autumn equinox and ending when three of Zanarya's moons (Aysu, Qaram and Shenay) form an almost equilateral triangle in the heavens. |
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| Shahrneyah | 8th | Autumn | 39 | Shahneyah ends on the last day of Autumn. |
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| Shahrtesha | 9th | Winter | 48 | Shahrtesha ends on the day of the Winter Solstice. |
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| Ashahrah | 10th | Winter | 39 | Ashahrah is a month of festivals, beginning on the day of the Winter Solstice and ending on the last day of winter. |
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