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.