Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. The vernal equinox falls on the 14th 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 : IANVA9
2. February : FEBR9
3. March : MARCI9
4. April : APRIL'
5. May : MAI9
6. June : IVNI0
7. July : IVLI9
8. August: AVGTVS
9. September : SEPTEB'
10. October : OCTOB'
11. November : NOVEB'
12. December : DECEB'
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