Days, Seasons and Years
The Known World is one of seven planets that circle a single sun.
There are two moons that govern the night sky = the Greater and the Lesser Moon.
The names of the heavenly bodies differ from one culture to the next, and typically reflect religious origin stories.
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There are two methods for tracking time and days = the Common and the Scholar's method.
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The Common Day has four distinct time periods = Dawn, Day, Dusk and Night:
The Scholar's Day has 12 distinct Time Periods (called a Breath or a Sun's Breath = each one twice as long as an hour on Earth):
Both the Common and Scholar's Week have 10 Days (resulting in 3 Weeks per 30-Day Month), and is represented by fingers on both hands.
Both the Common and Scholar's Years have exactly 360 Days (there are no leap days).
Each Year has four Seasons = Spring, Summer, Harvest and Winter. The Year begins with Spring.
Each Season is tracked using the cycles of the Lesser Moon, which are exactly 90 Days each.
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There are 12 Months per Year. Each Month is tracked using the cycles of the Greater Moon, which are exactly 30 Days each.
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The Common Calendar is based on the Elven Calendar, which is named using major constellations visible from Washonan, Capital of the Middle Elf Kingdom:
