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The '''Covenant Battle Calendar''' was the standardized timekeeping calendar employed by the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]], intended to assist in chronological coordination between ships, units, and planets in different systems with different measures of time. It is the Covenant equivalent of the [[Military Calendar]] employed by the [[UNSC]].<ref name="tf">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 7''</ref> | The '''Covenant Battle Calendar''' was the standardized timekeeping calendar employed by the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]], intended to assist in chronological coordination between ships, units, and planets in different systems with different measures of time. It is the Covenant equivalent of the [[Military Calendar]] employed by the [[UNSC]].<ref name="tf">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 7''</ref> | ||
The calendar is measured in cycles and then broken down further into units. The calender had been implemented and utilized by the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] by [[876 BCE]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 7''</ref> After the fall of the Covenant Empire in [[2552]], the calender was still used by the [[Sangheili]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page | The calendar is measured in cycles and then broken down further into units. The calender had been implemented and utilized by the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] by [[876 BCE]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 7''</ref> After the fall of the Covenant Empire in [[2552]], the calender was still used by the [[Sangheili]].<ref name="hitd30">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 30'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The calender also remained in use by the [[Ussans]] by 2552.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 204''</ref> | ||
==Terms used in the calendar== | ==Terms used in the calendar== | ||
===Unit=== | ===Unit=== | ||
A '''unit''' was a Covenant term referring to either a standard unit of measurement, which is comparable to a foot in the [[human]] [[Wikipedia:Imperial units|imperial system]],<ref name="tf"/> or a standard unit of time, comparable to an hour on [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 177''</ref> The meaning of the term is dependent on the context in which it is used. | A '''unit''' was a Covenant term referring to either a standard unit of measurement, which is comparable to a foot in the [[human]] [[Wikipedia:Imperial units|imperial system]],<ref name="tf"/> or a standard unit of time, comparable to an hour on [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 177''</ref> A unit is also a measurement of temperature.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 128'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The meaning of the term is dependent on the context in which it is used. | ||
===Cycle=== | ===Cycle=== | ||
A '''cycle''' was a Covenant unit of time based on the [[Forerunner]] temporal unit of the same name.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Containing 265 units, one cycle is equal to a single artificial day on the Covenant's holy city of ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 31''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 349''</ref> A '''solar cycle''' was the Covenant equivalent of a year.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 266''</ref> | A '''cycle''' was a Covenant unit of time based on the [[Forerunner]] temporal unit of the same name.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Containing 265 units, one daily cycle is equal to a single artificial day on the Covenant's holy city of ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 31''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 349''</ref> A '''solar cycle''', or an '''annual cycle''',<ref name="hitd30"/> was the Covenant equivalent of a year.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 266''</ref> Other forms of units of time included a '''weekly cycle'''<ref name="hitd54">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 54'' (Google Play edition)</ref> and a '''monthly cycle''',<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 55'' (Google Play edition)</ref> with the former being a similar length to a standard [[human]] week.<ref name="hitd54"/> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||