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Byzantine (TRT)

EpochConfidence
18 July 5508 BCE +21:00:00High

Overview

The Byzantine calendar was the official Julian-based calendar of the Byzantine Empire from 988 to 1453 and was used in Ukraine and Russia until 1700.

It differed from the Julian calendar with the new year starting on September 1st and the epoch being September 1st, 5509 BC (July 19th, 5508 BCE in the proleptic Gregorian calendar). Years are counted in AM, or 'Anno Mundi' meaning 'Year After Creation'.

Info

MonthsDays
September30
October31
November30
December31
January31
February28 or 29
March31
April30
May31
June30
July31
August31

Accuracy

The Byzantine calendar is intrinsically based on and locked to the Julian calendar, making it perfectly accurate. However, there is some confusion as to when the day actually begins, with sources seemingly contradicting each other.

Source

All of the information on this calendar came from its Wikipedia article.