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The '''Military Calendar''' is the standard timekeeping calendar used by the [[UNSC]] and virtually all | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
The '''Military Calendar''' is the standard timekeeping calendar used by the [[UNSC]] and virtually all the [[human]] military. Based off of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian Calendar|Gregorian Calendar]] of the 16th century, the Military Calendar records the same twelve months and keeps the previous systems of counting years. | |||
==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
The Gregorian Calendar is based | The Gregorian Calendar is based primarily off of the time it takes [[Earth]] to orbit [[Sol system|Sol]] one time. This became a major problem once humans left Earth; every planet makes one full orbit at different speeds. Since a Year is defined as the time it takes the planet to orbit its star, timekeeping became non-uniform. | ||
For example, it takes Earth approximately 365.25 days to orbit the sun, while it takes [[Mars]] 686.96 days to make the same orbit. | For example, it takes Earth approximately 365.25 days to orbit the sun, while it takes [[Mars]] 686.96 days to make the same orbit. The Military Calendar is intended to standardize the definition of a year and a month throughout the UNSC controlled space in keeping with the Sol definition. | ||
==Time== | ==Time== | ||
The Military calendar answered the problem of a year, but the definition of a day faced the same problems; each planet | The Military calendar answered the problem of a year, but the definition of a day faced the same problems; each planet rotates at different speeds, and on some planets, a day is longer than a year. | ||
The Military Calendar uses two timekeeping systems to standardize the definition of a day, they are [[Military Standard Time]] and an anonymous "month-percentage" time system. | The Military Calendar uses two timekeeping systems to standardize the definition of a day, they are [[Military Standard Time]] and an anonymous "month-percentage" time system. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Time]] | ||