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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 '''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 similar in length to a standard [[human]] week.<ref name="hitd54"/> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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The Covenant Battle Calendar was the standardized timekeeping calendar employed by the Covenant 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.[1]
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.[2] After the fall of the Covenant Empire in 2552, the calender was still used by the Sangheili.[3] The calender also remained in use by the Ussans by 2552.[4]
Terms used in the calendar
Unit
A unit was a Covenant term referring to either a standard unit of measurement, which is comparable to a foot in the human imperial system,[1] or a standard unit of time, comparable to an hour on Earth.[5] A unit is also a measurement of temperature.[6] The meaning of the term is dependent on the context in which it is used.
Cycle
A cycle was a Covenant unit of time based on the Forerunner temporal unit of the same name.[7] Containing 265 units, one daily cycle is equal to a single artificial day on the Covenant's holy city of High Charity.[8][9] A solar cycle, or an annual cycle,[3] was the Covenant equivalent of a year.[10] Other forms of units of time included a weekly cycle[11] and a monthly cycle,[12] with the former being similar in length to a standard human week.[11]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Flood (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo: Broken Circle
- Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page 7
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 7
- ^ a b Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 30 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 204
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 177
- ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 128 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Blood Line, Issue #5
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 31
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 349
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 266
- ^ a b Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 54 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 55 (Google Play edition)
