Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. Only the last day of the month is numbered.The vernal equinox falls on the 11th day of March. [N.B: Date is decimal as date of vernal equinox on some astrolabes can be measured to within 0.25 of a day]
The calendar is labelled:
Month of the year Labelled on astrolabe
1. January : I
2. February : F
3. March : M
4. April : A
5. May : M
6. June : I
7. July : I
8. August: A
9. September : S
10. October : O
11. November : N
12. December : D
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