Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. The tenth and last days of each month.The vernal equinox falls on the 12th 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 : FEBRVA
3. March : MARCI9
4. April : APRIL’
5. May : MAIVS
6. June : IVNIVS
7. July : IVLIVS
8. August: AVGVST9
9. September : SEPTEMB’
10. October : OCTOB’
11. November : NOVEMB’
12. December : DECEM’
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