Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. Every tenth day is numbered, beginning with the fifth day. The last day of the month is not 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 : Ianuari9
2. February : Febrari9
3. March : Marci9
4. April : Aril9
5. May : Mai9
6. June : Iuni9
7. July : Iuli9
8. August: August9
9. September : Septēb9
10. October : Octob9
11. November : Novēb9
12. December : Decēb9
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