Time / Calendar

IHN

the Gorean second--equals 1.35 earth seconds.

EHN

The Gorean Minute;(80 ehns) equals 108 Earth Seconds.

AHN

The Gorean Hour; (40 ehns); equal 72 Earth Minutes.

OHN

The Gorean Day; (20 ahns) equals 24 Earth hours.

HAND

The Gorean Week ;(5 ohns); equals 7 Earth days.

YHN

The Gorean Month ;(5 hands ); equals 25 Earth days. Between each month there is week called the “Passing Hand”. Making each month equal to 30 days. Except for the 12 month which has a “Waiting Hand” on the end of it making it 35 days. Equaling 365 days per year.

PAHN

The Gorean Year; (12 yhns); equals 12 Earth months

.

There are 12 months per year. Each month is 25 days long; split into 5 weeks. Each week is made up of 5 days. Then between each month is a five day week called the “Passing Hand”, used to separate one month from the next. At the end of the year, there is one more week separating the old year from the new one called the “Waiting Hand”.

First Month-11 Month (30 days)

First Hand

Second Hand

Third Hand

Fourth Hand

Fifth Hand

Passing Hand

Twelfth Month (35 days)

First Hand

Second Hand

Third Hand

Fourth Hand

Fifth Hand

Passing Hand

Waiting Hand

5 days per hand x 5 hand, + 1 passing hand=30 days; x 12 months = 360 days + 1 waiting hand = 365 days.

((But remember the actual number of days in a Gorean year is only 300 days, the other 65 days are in passing hands and the waiting hand.))