Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. Every tenth day and the end of the month. Only the end of the month is numbered with a numeral; the 10th and 20th are indicated by one and two hash marks..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 : INAVARI9
2. February : FEBRV:
3. March : MARTI9
4. April : APRILIS
5. May : MAIVS
6. June : IVNI9
7. July : IVLI9
8. August: AVGVST9
9. September : SEPTEMB:
10. October : OCTOB:
11. November : NOVEMB:
12. December : DECEMB:
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