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Dump the Gregorian Calendar now!

Up with the Decimal Calendar!


     "Thirty days hath September, June, July, and November... damn, that ain't right!  Now, how does that go again?"

     Do you sometimes forget how that goes?  Does the whole business about 28 days in February seem strange?  Does it bother you that there is no precise answer to the question "how long is a month"?  At work, do you ever get really annoyed when you have to do things like convert 0.7 man-years into man-months?  Well so do I.

     Let's face it, we have a weird calendar system that evolved over time, that started with folks who believed in astrology and ended with Emperors and Popes tacking on days here and there.  It doesn't have to be that way any longer, since I have invented a much more rational calendar system.

     I propose that the calendar be divided into 10 months, instead of 12.  Each month would be either 36 or 37 days long.  Odd-numbered months would be 37 days long, and even-numbered months would be 36 days long.  In leap years, the extra day would remain tacked on to the end of February (to keep from mucking up fixed-date holidays), becoming February 37th.

     To demonstrate how the Decimal calendar would work, I created a Decimal Calendar for 1998, shown below.  In order to have only 10 months, I did away with June and July. The reason why I chose these months was to keep the new months roughly coincident with the old months. Each of the new months coincide with at least a few days of the old month that way, the biggest divergence being in the middle of the year.

(Some folks have written to say that I should come up with new names for the months to avoid confusion, but making up names is not my cup of tea. If anyone wants to take a stab at new names, I'll post your suggestions. A Mr. Wade George recently e-mailed () me to assure me that he had come up with a similar calendar independently, his using the Greek alphabet for month names (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.). His calendar may be found at <http://hometown.aol.com/dekacal/dekacal.htm>

     If you look at my calendar, you'll notice that it's very easy to predict what day of the week at date will fall in the next month. For example, January 30 falls on a Friday, and February 30 falls on a Sunday.  This is because since January is 5 weeks and 2 days long (37 days), the date will advance 2 days in the week. And likewise, March 30 will fall on a Monday, because February, being an even-numbered month, is only 5 weeks and 1 day long (36 days).

     In the new calendar, Ground Hog's Day falls on January 33rd.  Valentine's Day falls on February 8th. Saint Patrick's day falls on March 3rd.  Independence Day falls on August 2nd.  Halloween falls on November 12th.  Christmas falls on December 30th.

     Start using the calendar below, and help change the world!

New January 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Jan 1
Jan 1 - New Year's Day, Kwanzaa ends, 3 Tevet 5758 (Jewish)

Jan 2
Jan 2

Jan 3
Jan 3

Jan 4
Jan 4

Jan 5
Jan 5

Jan 6
Jan 6

Jan 7
Jan 7

Jan 8
Jan 8 - Fast of Tevet (Jewish)

Jan 9
Jan 9

Jan 10
Jan 10

Jan 11
Jan 11

Jan 12
Jan 12

Jan 13
Jan 13

Jan 14
Jan 14

Jan 15
Jan 15 - MLK's birthday

Jan 16
Jan 16

Jan 17
Jan 17

Jan 18
Jan 18

Jan 19
Jan 19 - MLK's birthday observed

Jan 20
Jan 20

Jan 21
Jan 21

Jan 22
Jan 22

Jan 23
Jan 23

Jan 24
Jan 24

Jan 25
Jan 25 - Lailatul-Qadr (Islamic)

Jan 26
Jan 26

Jan 27
Jan 27

Jan 28
Jan 28 - 1 Shevat (Jewish)

Jan 29
Jan 29

Jan 30
Jan 30 - Eid-ul-Fitr (Islamic)

Jan 31
Jan 31

Jan 32
Feb 1

Jan 33
Feb 2 - Groundhog Day

Jan 34
Feb 3

Jan 35
Feb 4

Jan 36
Feb 5

Jan 37
Feb 6

New February 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Feb 1
Feb 7

Feb 2
Feb 8

Feb 3
Feb 9

Feb 4
Feb 10

Feb 5
Feb 11 - Tu bi-Shevat (Jewish)

Feb 6
Feb 12 - Lincoln's Birthday

Feb 7
Feb 13

Feb 8
Feb 14 - Valentine's Day

Feb 9
Feb 15

Feb 10
Feb 16 - President's Day

Feb 11
Feb 17

Feb 12
Feb 18

Feb 13
Feb 19

Feb 14
Feb 20

Feb 15
Feb 21

Feb 16
Feb 22 - Washington's Birthday

Feb 17
Feb 23

Feb 18
Feb 24

Feb 19
Feb 25 - Ash Wednesday

Feb 20
Feb 26

Feb 21
Feb 27 - 1 Adar (Jewish)

Feb 22
Feb 28

Feb 23
Mar 1

Feb 24
Mar 2

Feb 25
Mar 3

Feb 26
Mar 4

Feb 27
Mar 5

Feb 28
Mar 6

Feb 29
Mar 7

Feb 30
Mar 8

Feb 31
Mar 9

Feb 32
Mar 10

Feb 33
Mar 11 - Fast of Esther (Jewish)

Feb 34
Mar 12 - Purim (Jewish)

Feb 35
Mar 13 - Shushan Purim (Jewish)

Feb 36
Mar 14

New March 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Mar 1
Mar 15

Mar 2
Mar 16

Mar 3
Mar 17 - Saint Patrick's Day

Mar 4
Mar 18

Mar 5
Mar 19

Mar 6
Mar 20

Mar 7
Mar 21 - Vernal Equinox

Mar 8
Mar 22

Mar 9
Mar 23

Mar 10
Mar 24

Mar 11
Mar 25

Mar 12
Mar 26

Mar 13
Mar 27

Mar 14
Mar 28 - 1 Nisan (Jewish)

Mar 15
Mar 29

Mar 16
Mar 30

Mar 17
Mar 31

Mar 18
Apr 1

Mar 19
Apr 2

Mar 20
Apr 3

Mar 21
Apr 4

Mar 22
Apr 5 - Palm Sunday, Daylight Savings Time starts

Mar 23
Apr 6 - Waqfatul-Arafat (Islamic)

Mar 24
Apr 7 - Eid-al-Adha (Islamic)

Mar 25
Apr 8

Mar 26
Apr 9

Mar 27
Apr 10 - Good Friday

Mar 28
Apr 11 - Pesah (Passover begins) (Jewish)

Mar 29
Apr 12 - Easter, Pesah (Jewish)

Mar 30
Apr 13 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Mar 31
Apr 14 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Mar 32
Apr 15 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Mar 33
Apr 16 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Mar 34
Apr 17 - Pesah (Jewish)

Mar 35
Apr 18 - Pesah (Jewish)

Mar 36
Apr 19

Mar 37
Apr 20

New April 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Apr 1
Apr 21

Apr 2
Apr 22 - Earth Day

Apr 3
Apr 23 - Yom ha-Sho'ah (Jewish)

Apr 4
Apr 24

Apr 5
Apr 25

Apr 6
Apr 26

Apr 7
Apr 27 - 1 Iyar (Jewish)

Apr 8
Apr 28 - 1st Muharram 1419 (Islamic NewYear)

Apr 9
Apr 29

Apr 10
Apr 30

Apr 11
May 1 - Yom ha-Azma'ut (Jewish)

Apr 12
May 2

Apr 13
May 3

Apr 14
May 4

Apr 15
May 5

Apr 16
May 6

Apr 17
May 7 - Day of Áashurah (10th Day) (Islamic)

Apr 18
May 8

Apr 19
May 9

Apr 20
May 10 - Mother's Day

Apr 21
May 11

Apr 22
May 12

Apr 23
May 13

Apr 24
May 14 - Lag ba-Omer (Jewish)

Apr 25
May 15

Apr 26
May 16

Apr 27
May 17

Apr 28
May 18

Apr 29
May 19

Apr 30
May 20

Apr 31
May 21

Apr 32
May 22

Apr 33
May 23

Apr 34
May 24

Apr 35
May 25 - Memorial Day

Apr 36
May 26 - 1 Sivan (Jewish)

New May 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

May 1
May 27

May 2
May 28

May 3
May 29

May 4
May 30

May 5
May 31

May 6
Jun 1 - Shavuot (Jewish)

May 7
Jun 2

May 8
Jun 3

May 9
Jun 4

May 10
Jun 5

May 11
Jun 6

May 12
Jun 7

May 13
Jun 8

May 14
Jun 9

May 15
Jun 10

May 16
Jun 11

May 17
Jun 12

May 18
Jun 13

May 19
Jun 14

May 20
Jun 15

May 21
Jun 16

May 22
Jun 17

May 23
Jun 18

May 24
Jun 19

May 25
Jun 20

May 26
Jun 21 - Father's Day, Summer Solstice

May 27
Jun 22

May 28
Jun 23

May 29
Jun 24

May 30
Jun 25 - 1 Tammuz (Jewish)

May 31
Jun 26

May 32
Jun 27

May 33
Jun 28

May 34
Jun 29

May 35
Jun 30

May 36
Jul 1

May 37
Jul 2

New August 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Aug 1
Jul 3

Aug 2
Jul 4 - Independence Day

Aug 3
Jul 5

Aug 4
Jul 6

Aug 5
Jul 7 - Milad-un-Nabi (Islamic)

Aug 6
Jul 8

Aug 7
Jul 9

Aug 8
Jul 10

Aug 9
Jul 11

Aug 10
Jul 12 - Fast of Tammuz (Jewish)

Aug 11
Jul 13

Aug 12
Jul 14

Aug 13
Jul 15

Aug 14
Jul 16

Aug 15
Jul 17

Aug 16
Jul 18

Aug 17
Jul 19

Aug 18
Jul 20

Aug 19
Jul 21

Aug 20
Jul 22

Aug 21
Jul 23

Aug 22
Jul 24 - 1 Av (Jewish)

Aug 23
Jul 25

Aug 24
Jul 26

Aug 25
Jul 27

Aug 26
Jul 28

Aug 27
Jul 29

Aug 28
Jul 30

Aug 29
Jul 31

Aug 30
Aug 1

Aug 31
Aug 2 - Fast of Av (Jewish)

Aug 32
Aug 3

Aug 33
Aug 4

Aug 34
Aug 5

Aug 35
Aug 6

Aug 36
Aug 7

New September 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sep 1
Aug 8

Sep 2
Aug 9

Sep 3
Aug 10

Sep 4
Aug 11

Sep 5
Aug 12

Sep 6
Aug 13

Sep 7
Aug 14

Sep 8
Aug 15

Sep 9
Aug 16

Sep 10
Aug 17

Sep 11
Aug 18

Sep 12
Aug 19

Sep 13
Aug 20

Sep 14
Aug 21

Sep 15
Aug 22

Sep 16
Aug 23 - 1 Elul (Jewish)

Sep 17
Aug 24

Sep 18
Aug 25

Sep 19
Aug 26

Sep 20
Aug 27

Sep 21
Aug 28

Sep 22
Aug 29

Sep 23
Aug 30

Sep 24
Aug 31

Sep 25
Sep 1

Sep 26
Sep 2

Sep 27
Sep 3

Sep 28
Sep 4

Sep 29
Sep 5

Sep 30
Sep 6 - Father's Day

Sep 31
Sep 7 -Labor Day

Sep 32
Sep 8

Sep 33
Sep 9

Sep 34
Sep 10

Sep 35
Sep 11

Sep 36
Sep 12

Sep 37
Sep 13 - Grandparent's Day

New October 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Oct 1
Sep 14

Oct 2
Sep 15

Oct 3
Sep 16

Oct 4
Sep 17

Oct 5
Sep 18

Oct 6
Sep 19

Oct 7
Sep 20

Oct 8
Sep 21 - Rosh ha-Shanah (Jewish New Year), 1 Tishri 5759 (Jewish)

Oct 9
Sep 22 - Rosh ha-Shanah (Jewish)

Oct 10
Sep 23 - Autumnal Equinox, Fast of Gedaliah (Jewish)

Oct 11
Sep 24

Oct 12
Sep 25

Oct 13
Sep 26

Oct 14
Sep 27

Oct 15
Sep 28

Oct 16
Sep 29

Oct 17
Sep 30 - Yom Kippur (Jewish)

Oct 18
Oct 1

Oct 19
Oct 2

Oct 20
Oct 3

Oct 21
Oct 4

Oct 22
Oct 5 - Sukkot (Jewish)

Oct 23
Oct 6 - Sukkot (Jewish)

Oct 24
Oct 7 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Oct 25
Oct 8 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Oct 26
Oct 9 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Oct 27
Oct 10 - Hol ha-Mo'ed (Jewish)

Oct 28
Oct 11 - Hoshana Rabba (Jewish)

Oct 29
Oct 12 - Columbus Day, Shemini Azeret (Jewish)

Oct 30
Oct 13 - Simhat Torah (Jewish)

Oct 31
Oct 14

Oct 32
Oct 15

Oct 33
Oct 16

Oct 34
Oct 17

Oct 35
Oct 18

Oct 36
Oct 19

New November 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Nov 1
Oct 20

Nov 2
Oct 21 - 1 Heshvan (Jewish)

Nov 3
Oct 22

Nov 4
Oct 23

Nov 5
Oct 24

Nov 6
Oct 25 - Daylight Savings Time ends

Nov 7
Oct 26

Nov 8
Oct 27

Nov 9
Oct 28

Nov 10
Oct 29

Nov 11
Oct 30

Nov 12
Oct 31

Nov 13
Nov 1

Nov 14
Nov 2

Nov 15
Nov 3 - Election Day

Nov 16
Nov 4

Nov 17
Nov 5

Nov 18
Nov 6

Nov 19
Nov 7

Nov 20
Nov 8

Nov 21
Nov 9

Nov 22
Nov 10

Nov 23
Nov 11 - Veteran's Day

Nov 24
Nov 12

Nov 25
Nov 13

Nov 26
Nov 14

Nov 27
Nov 15

Nov 28
Nov 16 - Isra/Me'raj (Islamic)

Nov 16
Nov 17

Nov 30
Nov 18

Nov 31
Nov 19

Nov 32
Nov 20 - 1 Kislev (Jewish)

Nov 33
Nov 21

Nov 34
Nov 22

Nov 35
Nov 23

Nov 36
Nov 24

Nov 37
Nov 25

New December 1998

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Dec 1
Nov 26 - Thanksgiving Day

Dec 2
Nov 27

Dec 3
Nov 28

Dec 4
Nov 29 - Laylatul Barãat (Islamic)

Dec 5
Nov 30

Dec 6
Dec 1

Dec 7
Dec 2

Dec 8
Dec 3

Dec 9
Dec 4

Dec 10
Dec 5 - Nisfu Sha'ban (Islamic)

Dec 11
Dec 6

Dec 12
Dec 7

Dec 13
Dec 8

Dec 14
Dec 9

Dec 15
Dec 10

Dec 16
Dec 11

Dec 17
Dec 11

Dec 18
Dec 13

Dec 19
Dec 14 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

Dec 20
Dec 15 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

Dec 21
Dec 16 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

Dec 22
Dec 17 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

Dec 23
Dec 18 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

Dec 24
Dec 19 - Hanukkah (Jewish)

Dec 25
Dec 20 - Hanukkah, 1st Tevet (Jewish), 1st Ramadhan (Islamic)

Dec 26
Dec 21 - Hanukkah (Jewish), Winter Solstice

Dec 27
Dec 22

Dec 28
Dec 23

Dec 29
Dec 24

Dec 30
Dec 25 - Christmas Day

Dec 31
Dec 26 - Kwanzaa begins

Dec 32
Dec 27

Dec 33
Dec 28

Dec 34
Dec 29 - Fast of Tevet (Jewish)

Dec 35
Dec 30

Dec 36
Dec 31 - New Year's Eve

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© 1998 Hal Mann

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