The Calendar
The Aethérian calendar measures time in rae, weeks, lune, and years. Dates are written rae lune year (e.g. 16 Harvest 358).
rae (plural: rae): the daily sun cycle
week (plural: weeks): 8 rae, each corresponding to a deity with the final rae named after a name for the sun (see detail below)
lune (plural: lunae): each lune coincides with the movement of the three moons, and varies in length between 28-32 rae. The lunae also correlate to the alignment of the outer planes and their proximity to the Prime Material plane.
year (plural: years): 360 rae, 12 lunae in a year. one year coincides with one circle around the sun
Rae (and its associated deity)
1. Narae – Einar
2. Asyarae – Kasya
3. Mokrae – Anmok
4. Runrae – Radar-Riel
5. Donrae – Aleadra
6. Selrae – Selk
7. Ovrae – Iov
8. Einrae
Lunae
1. Ethereal Moon – 30
2. Redwolf Moon – 29
3. Lonely Moon – 31
4. Prism Moon – 28
5. Guiding Moon – 32
6. Shepherds Moon – 30
7. Golden Moon – 29
8. En Sindarin Moon – 30
9. Sovereign Moon – 31
10. Harvest Moon – 30
11. Fading Moon – 31
12. Hollow Moon – 29
Major Holidays for Angoria
1 Ethereal – New Dawn (Einar)
20 Redwolf – Blazing Night
13 Lonely – Wild Hunt (Kasya)
10 Prism – Heroes’ Rest (Anmok)
2 Guiding – Revelry
17 Shepherds – Proving Day (Radar-Riel)
22 En Sindarin – Day of Lost Sea
11 Sovereign – Founders Day (Aleadra)
15 Harvest – Sun’s Close (Selk)
30 Fading – Night of Far Omen (Aether, Syphon)
29 Hollow – Day of Far Night (Iov)
Solstice and equinox
Summer solstice – 30 Shepherds
Winter solstice – 29 Hollow (Day of Far Night)
Spring equinox – 30 Lonely
Fall equinox – 31 Sovereign
Celestial Bodies
Aethér has three moons.
Ayla, the largest moon. It is always visible, day or night. During particularly clear nights in the early lunae, Ayla’s soft rings are also visible.
Ember, a small-ish, red-tinted moon that rises and falls in its own orbit. Omens and foretellings are often connected to Ember.
Uriel, a small moon with glittering ice rings. Often seen as a symbol for hope and change.
4 times a year Ayla and Uriel are full moons for 1 day
4 times a year triple new moon black out, usually seen as especially portentous