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===vailee=== | ===vailee=== | ||
A ''vailee'' (<dni>vAIlE</dni>) is roughly equivalent to a month. There are 10 equal ''vaileetee'' in each hahr. Their approximate respective dates on the Gregorian calendar are: | |||
A ''vailee'' (<dni> | |||
* Leefo: April 21 - May 27 | |||
* Leebro: May 28 - July 3 | |||
* Leesahn: July 3 - August 8 | |||
* Leetar: August 9 - September 14 | |||
* Leevot: September 14 - October 20 | |||
* Leevofo: October 21 - November 26 | |||
* Leevobro: November 26 - January 1 | |||
* Leevosahn: January 2 - Febuary 7 | |||
* Leevotar: Febuary 7 - March 15 | |||
* Leenovoo: March 16 - April 21 | |||
Due to fluctuations in the length of a Gregorian calendar's year versus a D'ni ''hahr'', these dates shift back and forth by as much as a couple of days in either direction from year to year. | Due to fluctuations in the length of a Gregorian calendar's year versus a D'ni ''hahr'', these dates shift back and forth by as much as a couple of days in either direction from year to year. | ||
===yahr=== | ===yahr=== | ||
A ''yahr'' ( <dni>yar</dni>) is the length of a day in the D'ni timekeeping system. Each ''yahr'' is equal to about 30 hours and 14 minutes (1.26 Earth solar days). There are | A ''yahr'' ( <dni>yar</dni>) is the length of a day in the D'ni timekeeping system. Each ''yahr'' is equal to about 30 hours and 14 minutes (1.26 Earth solar days). There are 290 ''yahrtee'' in each ''vailee'', and 290 ''yahrtee'' in one ''hahr''. | ||
===gahrtahvo=== | ===gahrtahvo=== | ||
Every yahr is divided into | Every yahr is divided into five equal segments called ''gahrtahvotee''. Each gahrtahvo (<dni>gartavo</dni>) is equal to about 6 hours and 3 minutes. [[D'ni watch|Aitrus's watch]] illustrates gahrtahvotee as segments with varying degrees of brightness. | ||
===pahrtahvo=== | ===pahrtahvo=== | ||
The ''pahrtahvo'' (<dni>partavo</dni>) is the D'ni equivalent of the hour measurement in solar time {{emdash}} 1 hour 13 minutes, to be more precise. Each yahr contains 25 pahrtahvotee; accordingly, each gahrtahvo contains | The ''pahrtahvo'' (<dni>partavo</dni>) is the D'ni equivalent of the hour measurement in solar time {{emdash}} 1 hour 13 minutes, to be more precise. Each yahr contains 25 pahrtahvotee; accordingly, each gahrtahvo contains five pahrtahvotee. This is also the unit of time that is referred to as "''n''th bell" in the [[Book of Ti'ana]]. The clocks found in many D'ni neighborhoods also use this division of time. Older official descriptions of the D'ni system did not mention this unit, and merely described the gahrtahvotee as being divided into 25 tahvotee. Most, if not all, explorer-written D'ni clock programs still rely on this older description. | ||
===tahvo=== | ===tahvo=== | ||
A ''tahvo'' (<dni>tavo</dni>) is roughly 14.5 minutes of solar time. There are | A ''tahvo'' (<dni>tavo</dni>) is roughly 14.5 minutes of solar time. There are five tahvotee in each pahrtahvo. | ||
===gorahn=== | ===gorahn=== | ||
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==BE and DE== | ==BE and DE== | ||
Coined by the [[D'ni Restoration Council]], the terms '''BE (Before Earth)''' and '''DE (D'ni Era)''' are used to distinguish periods of the [[D'ni]] civilization timeline before their arrival on Earth and afterwards. These terms also help in the conversion of D'ni | Coined by the [[D'ni Restoration Council]], the terms '''BE (Before Earth)''' and '''DE (D'ni Era)''' are used to distinguish periods of the [[D'ni]] civilization timeline before their arrival on Earth and afterwards. These terms also help in the conversion of D'ni [[hahrtee]] to surface/ Earth years. Similar to Earth's own BC and AD, the DRC count ''backward'' when using BE (1BE would be 1 year before the [[Ronay]] left [[Garternay]] for Earth), and ''forward'' when using DE (1DE being 1 year since D'ni was established). | ||
==Converting to and from the Gregorian calendar and solar time== | ==Converting to and from the Gregorian calendar and solar time== | ||
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* [[Gehn's watch]] | * [[Gehn's watch]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Aitrus' watch]] | ||
* [[Tahvo timer]] | * [[Tahvo timer]] | ||
* [[D'ni public clock]] | * [[D'ni public clock]] |