The Shire-reckoning is described in the appendix of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It was the calendar used by the Hobbits of the Shire in the Third Age. It consists of 12 months with 30 days each, plus 5-6 extra days: 1 & 2 Yule, 1 & 2 Lithe, Mid-year's Day and Overlithe (in leap years). The year starts on December 21, but has the same length as the Gregorian calendar.
Using this script, you can know the current date in Shire-reckoning.
| # | name | approximation (non-leap year) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afteryule | 22 December to 20 January |
| 2 | Solmath | 21 January to 19 February |
| 3 | Rethe | 20 February to 21 March |
| 4 | Astron | 22 March to 20 April |
| 5 | Thrimidge | 21 April to 20 May |
| 6 | Forelithe | 21 May to 19 June |
| 7 | Afterlithe | 23 June to 22 July |
| 8 | Wedmath | 23 July to 21 August |
| 9 | Halimath | 22 August to 20 September |
| 10 | Winterflith | 21 September to 20 October |
| 11 | Blotmath | 21 October to 19 November |
| 12 | Foreyule | 20 November to 19 December |
| name | approximation |
|---|---|
| 2 Yule | 21 December |
| 1 Lithe | 20 June |
| Mid-year's day | 21 June |
| Overlithe | 21 June (leap) |
| 2 Lithe | 22 June |
| 1 Yule | 20 December |
| name | approximation |
|---|---|
| Sterday | Saturday |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| Monday | Monday |
| Trewsday | Tuesday |
| Hevensday | Wednesday |
| Mersday | Tuesday |
| Highday | Friday |
git clone https://github.com/ivaaane/shire-reckoning.git
cd shire-reckoning
sudo make install$ shirecal
Mersday Winterhash 6, 2024 of the Seventh Age