Calendar System

Despite what the title might say, this page will additionally go into detail about Gloria-Etalia's astronomy, mostly concerning the moons. Most of Gloria-Etalia uses a variation of the same lunar calendar.
A year in Gloria-Etalia is described as 244 days, consequently 12 months. Each month is described as the number of days from the start of a new moon, of the largest moon, to the next new moon phase of the same moon (which always counts up to 21 days). The largest moon is chosen due to it's circular revolution around the planet, moreso than it's perceived size. Due to it's circular path around the planet, the largest moon always stays the same size and is always visible in the night sky. The other moons are on varying degrees of elliptical revolutions around the planet, meaning their perceived sizes will vary depending on which point of the revolution they are on. On some nights the smaller moons could be mistaken for a star under the naked eye.
A 12 month model is used for the calendar as it is useful for predicting climate patterns. In temperate regions, the 12 months encapsulates each of the 4 seasons(summer, winter, fall, spring) once. In rainforest regions a 12 month cycle has the rainy season show up in the exact same months(between months 10-12).
The largest moon is the closest moon to the planet, giving it the fastest revolution around the planet and the greatest influence on tidal force. The other moons are a touch farther than the largest moon, giving them a minor influence on the tidal force for when they are near the planet, and a nonexistent influence at their farthest. Their greater distance from the planet itself would also mean they perform less revolutions around the planet compared to the largest moon on any time frame. This in turn would mean that there would be times where the smaller moons would not be present in the night sky. 
The presence of seasons within the planet begets the notion that the planet rotates on a tilted axis. This means that the magnetic north and south are offset from the true north and south.This creates areas in the north and south where days and nights could each last for weeks on end.
Writing stub: write down the month names for westrasi influenced nations and celestial influenced nations and their respective starting dates.
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