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The New Britannia Calendar dates restarted with the Cataclysm (the lunar calamity that destroyed much of the Old World). Template:SotA begins 400 years after the Cataclysm also known as “Post Cataclysm” or “PC”.

The time and date in New Britannia is tied in a direct ratio to real Earth time. January 1st 2013 on Earth was January 1st of the NB year 400. Each Earth Hour is equal to one New Britannia Day. There are 28 days in each new Britannia Month (meaning each month is a little more than an Earth day). A full New Britannia Year of 336 days passes in 2 Earth weeks. A full year on Earth is about 26 New Britannia Years. This allows us to easily calculate dates in New Britannia.

The month and day names closely resemble their Earth counterparts, but are slightly different in pronunciation:

Earth Month January February March April May June July August September October November December
New Britannian Month Janus Februa Marse Apru Maia Juno Julius Augus Septembre Octobre Novembre Decembre
Earth Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
New Britannia Day Sunandai Moonandai Tiwesdai Wodnesdai Thuresdai Fridai Saternesdai
  • The above specific names are no longer used in Shroud of the Avatar. The game currently only uses Earth Days, Month and Season calendar names.

Time of day is broken into 8 segments, which are longer during the daylight hours than nighttime. Since each New Britannian day is one hour, the time of day is easy to calculate based on the minutes after the hour. For example, at 7 minutes and 30 seconds after the hour, the in-game time will change from Late Night to Dawn.

Earth Time (Minutes) :00 - :04 (4m) :04 - :07:30 (3.5m) :07:30 - :12:30 (5m) :12:30 - :27:25 (15m) :27:25 - :32:30 (5m) :32:30 - :46:15 (13.75m) :46:15 - :52:30 (6.25m) :52:30 - :00 (7.5m)
New Britannia Time Midnight Late Night Dawn Morning Midday Afternoon Dusk Evening

Here are some important dates. Items in white are in-game events, items in orange are external events, items in red are key dates, and items in cyan are future estimated dates. All dates are based on Central time (which is where Austin is located), and may be referred to as NBT (New Britannia Time).

Earth Date & Time New Britannian Date Full Date [Month Day, Year Time Moon (Lunar Portal)]
Cataclysm (September 2, 1997 @midnight UTC/
September 1, 1997 @7:00pm NBT) 		Template:Calendar Janus 1, 0 P.C. Midnight New/New Moons
Anniversary (September 15, 1997 @7:00pm) Template:Calendar Janus 1, 1 P.C. Midnight New Moon
Centennial (July 2, 2001 @7:00pm) Template:Calendar Janus 1, 100 P.C. Midnight New Moon
Centennial (May 2, 2005 @7:00pm) Template:Calendar Janus 1, 200 P.C. Midnight New Moon
Centennial (March 2, 2009 @7:00pm) Template:Calendar Janus 1, 300 P.C. Midnight New Moon
Initial Date (January 1, 2013 @12:00am UTC/
December 31, 2012 @7:00pm NBT) 		Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Template:SotA Announced (March 8, 2013 @10:00am) est. Template:Calendar est. Template:CalendarLong
Kickstarter Launch (March 8, 2013 @10:57am) est. Template:Calendar est. Template:CalendarLong
Kickstarter Ends (April 7, 2013 @10:57am) est. Template:Calendar est. Template:CalendarLong
Release 1 (December 12, 2013 @10:00am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 2 (January 23, 2014 @10:00am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 3 (February 20, 2014 @3:45pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 4 (March 27, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 5 (April 24, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 6 (May 22, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 7 (June 26, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 8 (July 24, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 9 (August 21, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 10 (September 25, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 11 (October 23, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 12 (November 20, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Alienware Partnership Announced (November 20, 2014 @10:30am) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Steam Early Access (November 24, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 13 (December 18, 2014 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 14 January 29, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 15 (February 26, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 16 (March 26, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 17 (April 30, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 18 (May 28, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Razer Partnership Announced (May 28, 2015 @10:30am) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 19 (June 25, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 20 (July 30, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 21 (August 27, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 22 (September 25, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 23 (October 29, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 24 (November 19, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 25 (December 17, 2015 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 26 (January 28, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 27 (February 25, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 28 (March 16, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 29 (April 29, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 30 (May 27, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 31 (June 30, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Persistence (July 28, 2016 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 32 (July 28, 2016 @9:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 33 (August 25, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 34 (September 29, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 35 (October 27, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Centennial (October 31, 2016 @7:00pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 36 (November 24, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 37 (December 29, 2016 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 38 (January 26, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 39 (February 23, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #1 Begins (March 3, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #1 Ends (March 9, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 40 (March 30, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #2 Begins (April 6, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #2 Ends (April 10, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 41 (April 27, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #3 Begins (May 10, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Black Sun Game Publishing Partnership Announced (May 10, 2017 @10:00am) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 42 (May 25, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #3 Ends (May 31, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Equity Crowdfunding Announced (May 31, 2017 @12:00pm) est Template:Calendar est Template:CalendarLong
SeedInvest Begins (June 7, 2017 @11:00pm) est Template:Calendar est Template:CalendarLong
Release 43 (June 29, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #4 Begins (July 3, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Neverdie Studios Partnership Announced (July 20, 2017 @10:00am) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #4 Ends (July 26, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 44 (July 27, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Travian Games Partnership Announced (July 31, 2017 @8:00am) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
SeedInvest Ends (August 7, 2017 @11:00pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #5 Begins (August 9, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #5 Ends (August 30, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 45 (August 31, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #6 Begins (September 7, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #6 Ends (September 27, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 46 (September 28, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #7 Begins (October 4, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #7 Ends (October 25, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 47 (October 26, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Black Sun Russian Localization Launch (October 30, 2017) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #8 Begins (November 1, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Meretz Partnership Announced (November 7, 2017 @1:36pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
BrightLocker StartEngine Begins (November 13, 2017 @10:00am) est Template:Calendar est Template:CalendarLong
Free Trial #8 Ends (November 15, 2017 @midnight) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 48 (November 16, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 49 (December 14, 2017 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 50 (January 25, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
BrightLocker StartEngine Ends (January 26, 2018 @midnight PT/
January 27, 2018 @2:00am CT) 		est Template:Calendar est Template:CalendarLong
Release 51 (February 22, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Template:SotA Launch Event (March 14, 2018 @6:30pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 52 (March 27, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Forsaken Virtues Launch (March 27, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 53 (April 26, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Charge of the Dragons Kick-Off (May 4, 2018 @7:30pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Charge of the Dragons Event (May 7, 2018 @2:00pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Charge of the Dragons Event (May 9, 2018 @7:00pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Charge of the Dragons Finale (May 11, 2018 @2:00pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 54 (May 31, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 55 (June 28, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 56 (July 26, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 57 (August 30, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 58 (September 27, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 59 (October 25, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 60 (November 15, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 61 (December 13, 2018 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 62 (January 31, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 63 (February 28, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 64 (March 28, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 65 (April 25, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 66 (May 30, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 67 (June 27, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 68 (July 25, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 69 (August 29, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 70 (September 26, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Catnip Games Acquires Template:SotA (October 1, 2019 @12:01am) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 71 (October 30, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 72 (November 21, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 73 (December 12, 2019 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 74 (January 30, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 75 (February 27, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 76 (March 26, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 77 (April 30, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 78 (May 28, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 79 (June 25, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 80 (July 30, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 81 (August 27, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Centennial (August 31, 2020 @7:00pm) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 82 (September 24, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 83 (October 29, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 84 (November 19, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 85 (December 17, 2020 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 86 (January 28, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 87 (February 25, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 88 (March 25, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 89 (April 29, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 90 (May 27, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 91 (June 24, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 92 (July 29, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 93 (August 26, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 94 (September 30, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 95 (October 28, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 96 (November 18, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 97 (December 16, 2021 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 98 (January 27, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 99 (February 24, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 100 (March 31, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 101 (April 28, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 102 (May 26, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 103 (June 30, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 104 (July 28, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 105 (August 25, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 106 (September 29, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 107 (October 28, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 108 (November 17, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 109 (December 15, 2022 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 110 (January 26, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 111 (February 23, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 112 (March 30, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 113 (April 27, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 114 (May 25, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Today (August 2, 2026 @4:25pm) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 115 (June 29, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 116 (July 27, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Release 117 (August 31, 2023 @10:30am) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong
Centennial (July 1, 2024 @7:00pm) (est) Template:Calendar Template:CalendarLong

Trivia

  • In the Release 17 Postmortem[1], it was stated that New Britannian time counts from midnight on Jan 1, 2013, and each Earth hour is one New Britannia day.
  • The calendar was first implemented in Release 18.
  • New Britannia shares the same 28-day month, 336-day year calendar as the Ultima series.
  • On the date of the Cataclysm (September 2, 1997) there was a solar eclipse. This was a total eclipse in the UK, but only a partial eclipse in the USA.
  • September 1997 was also the end of the beta for (and subsequent launch of) Ultima Online. The beta ended with a bang, as players were treated to an "end of the world" scenario with Shadowlords, demons, and other evil creatures slaughtering every character in sight.
  • Originally, each of the eight Time of Day segments was an even 7.5 minutes. This was changed in Release 54 to favor daylight hours for improved playability.

See Also

  • The Talk Page contains a number of dates for related events.
  • The Community Page contains a number of dates for community events.

References

  1. ↑ Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 17 Postmortem, May 14, 2015
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