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Anno Lucis

EpochConfidenceAssociated with
1 January 3999 BCEExactLondon

Overview

Anno Lucis is a Gregorian-derived year numbering system used by the Freemasons.

Years are denoted with 'AL', which stands for Anno Lucis, meaning "in the Year of Light". This refers to the proposed year of creation from the Hebrew calendar.

Info

MonthsDays
January31
February28 or 29
March31
April30
May31
June30
July31
August31
September30
October31
November30
December31
Weekdays
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Accuracy

As this is a simple addition to the Gregorian calendar, this calculation is exactly accurate.

Dependencies
Gregorian

Source

Common Source

Wikipedia article

Primary Sources

Freemason website