Astrolabe Catalogue

 

The calendar is of the Western type. The vernal equinox falls on the 13th 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 : IANVA
2. February : FEB~
3. March : MARTI9
4. April : APL~
5. May : MANs9
6. June : IVNI9
7. July : IVLI9
8. August: AVGVST9
9. September : SEPT-EB~
10. October : OCTOB~
11. November : NOV-EB~
12. December : DECB~
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