Time on The Dragon's Neck
Time on TDN is technically 1:1 to real time, meaning that the real-life date corresponds to the in-game date and one hour in real life is one hour in game.However, in order to accommodate more players in different time zones, there are two day/night cycles in game. This means that one in-game night or day is roughly 6 hours, rather than 12.
This is expected to be handwaved and played around from an IC perspective.
Calendar of Harptos Conversion Table
Someone had the idea to make a fantasy 365 days calendar for the Forgotten Realms world, but instead of aligning it with our real-life months and making up fantasy names for them, the Calendar of Harptos was invented with twelve months of thirty days (12 x 30 = 360) and five (5) extra days of standalone festivals unevenly spaced across the year. The equinoxes and solstices remain as days within the month, however, rather than having their own separate festival days.
Every real-world leap year, the Calendar of Harptos is adjusted by one day, as well, with Shieldmeet (Cinnaelos'Cor for the elves, the Day of Corellon's Peace). This takes place during summer, however, so between February (Alturiak) and the beginning of August (Eleasis) the dates listed above will be one day off (early) until Shieldmeet has taken place.
For ease of conversion, enter this chart.
Festivals are coloured.
Forgotten Realms Month | Alternative Name . . . . . . | Days | Forgotten Realms Festivals | Real World Month Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Hammer | Deepwinter | 30 | - | January 1st ﹘ 30th |
Midwinter | Deadwinter Day | 1 | Midwinter | January 31st |
Alturiak | The Claws of Cold | 30 | - | February 1st ﹘ March 2nd |
Ches | The Claw of Sunsets | 30 | Spring Equinox .(Ches 19th) | March 3rd ﹘ April 1st .(Equinox on March 21st) |
Tarsakh | The Claw of Storms | 30 | - | April 2nd ﹘ May 1st |
Greengrass | - | 1 | Greengrass | May 2nd |
Mirtul | The Melting | 30 | - | May 3rd ﹘ June 1st |
Kythorn | The Time of Flowers | 30 | Summer Solstice .(Kythorn 20th) | June 2nd ﹘ July 1st .(Solstice on June 21st) |
Flamerule | Summertide | 30 | - | July 2nd ﹘ 31st |
Midsummer | - | 1 | Midsummer | August 1st |
Shieldmeet * | Cinnaelos'Cor (elves) | 1 | Shieldmeet | August 2nd .(every four years) |
Eleasis | Highsun | 30 | - | August 2nd ﹘ 31st |
Eleint | The Fading | 30 | Autumn Equinox .(Eleint 21st) | September 1nd ﹘ 30th .(Equinox on September 21st) |
Highharvestide | - | 1 | Highharvestide | October 1st |
Marpenoth | Leaffall | 30 | - | October 2nd ﹘ 31st |
Uktar | The Rotting | 30 | - | November 1st ﹘ 30th |
The Feast of the Moon | Moonfest | 1 | The Feast of the Moon | December 1st |
Nightal | The Drawing Down | 30 | Winter Solstice .(Nightal 20th) | December 2nd - 31st .(Solstice on December 21st) |
* Shieldmeet only takes place once every four years, in the same year as the real-world leap year.
Elven Holidays
General
Name | Forgotten Realms Dates | Real World Equivalent | Deity Affiliation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory of the Slaughter | Hammer 30th/31st to Alturiak 1st | January 30th/31st to February 1st | Shevarash | Demihuman Dieties pg 159 |
| Faerieluck | Early Spring | Early Spring | None Specified, dedicated to relations with Fey | Complete Book of Elves pg 53 |
| The Budding | Ches 19th | March 19th | Rillifane Rallathil | Demihuman Dieties pg 149 |
| Springrite | Ches 19th-26th | March 19th-26th | None Specified, dedicated to Romance | Complete Book of Elves pg 53 |
| The Dance of the Swirling Winds | Ches 19th, Elient 21st | March 19th, September 21st | Aerdrie Faeyna | Demihuman Dieties pg 116 |
| Agelong | Kythorn 20th | June 20th | Corellon Larethian | Complete Book of Elves pg 53 |
| Cinnelos'Cor (Shieldmeet) | Midsummer 2nd | August 2nd (every 4 years) | Angharradh, Corellon Larethian, Solonor Thelandira | Demihuman Dieties pg 120, 123, 163 |
| Fallrite | Elient 21st | September 21st | None Specified, dedicated to Mortality | Complete Book of Elves pg 53 |
| The Transformation | Elient 21st | September 21st | Rillifane Rallathil | Demihuman Dieties pg 149 |
| Mystic Rites of the Luminious Cloud | Nightal 1st | December 1st | Sehanine Moonbow | Demihuman Dieties pg 154 |
| Yeartide | Nightal 20th | December 20th | None Specified | Complete Book of Elves pg 53 |
No fixed date
Name | Forgotten Realms Dates | Real World Equivalent | Deity Affiliation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Gambol | Every Full Moon | Varies | Ereven Illesere | Demihuman Dieties pg 133 |
| Secrets of the Heart | Every Full Moon | Varies | Hanali Cenali | Demihuman Dieties pg 140 |
| Lunar Hallowing | Every Full Moon | Varies | Sehanine Moonbow | Demihuman Dieties pg 154 |
| Hunter's Sacrifice | Every Full Moon | Varies | Solonor Thelandira | Demihuman Dieties pg 163 |
| Lateu'quor, the Forest Communion of the Crescent Moon | Every Crescent Moon | Varies | Corellon Larethian | Demihuman Dieties pg 123 |
| Banishment Anniversary | Varies, Personal | Varies | Fenmarel Mestarine | Demihuman Dieties pg 136 |
| Revelries | Varies, multiple times a month | Varies | Hanali Cenali | Demihuman Dieties pg 140 |