o. the Chromatic Counter
The Chromatic Counter functions as the observational component of theAbysmal Calendar. As such, it depends on astronomical information based on Universal Time. The Chromatic Calendar assigns a number, starting with 0 and increasing in increments of 1, principally to each Day, Lunation (i.e. Lunar Month) and Year. It further tracks such events as Sunspot cycles; planetary transits, sidereal and synodic periods; all manner of lunar cycles; eclipses; the solstices and equinoxes; etc…
The chromatic counter aims to facilitate the translation of dates between lunar, lunisolar, solar and other calendars.
Each Day
begins at midnight and lasts 86400 seconds
(these replace the Julian Day and Unix time code)
Each Lunation
begins with the New Moon.
Each Year
begins with the Northern Winter Solstice/Southern Summer Solstice.
Implementation
December 21st 2012 represents the beginning of the respective periods assigned the number 0 as follows:
- Day 0 ~ Dec 21st 2012 CE (Gregorian Calendar)
- Lunation 0 ~ Dec 13th 2012 CE to Jan 10th 2013 CE
- Year 0 ~ Dec 21st 2012 CE to Dec 20th 2013 CE
For the rules-based aspects of theAbysmal Calendar, follow links 1~4 below.
0. the Chromatic Counter
1. theAbysmal Solar Calendar
2. the 13~XX Calendar
3. Constellation Calendar
4. Calendar Synchronicity & Symmetry
5. Case for Calendar Reform
6. Calendar Pages
7. Year 0
