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The New Britannia Calendar dates restarted with the [[Cataclysm]] (the lunar calamity that destroyed much of the Old World). {{SotA}} begins many years after the Cataclysm also known as “Post Cataclysm” or “PC”. | The New Britannia Calendar dates restarted with the [[Cataclysm]] (the lunar calamity that destroyed much of the Old World). {{SotA}} begins many years after the Cataclysm also known as “Post Cataclysm” or “PC”. | ||
It is currently: | |||
{| class="sotawikitable sortable slim" width="100%" | |||
! Earth Date & Time | |||
! New Britannian Date | |||
! Full Date [Month Day, Year Time Moon (Lunar Portal)] | |||
|- | |||
| <span style="color:lime">Today</span> ({{#time:F j, Y @g:ia|now - 6 hours}}) | |||
| <span style="color:lime">{{Calendar}}</span> | |||
| <span style="color:lime">{{CalendarLong}}</span> | |||
|} | |||
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 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. | ||
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| {{Calendar|25 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | | {{Calendar|25 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
| {{CalendarLong|25 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | | {{CalendarLong|25 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
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| [[Release 115]] (June 29, 2023 @10:30am) | | [[Release 115]] (June 29, 2023 @10:30am) | ||
| | | {{Calendar|29 Jun 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
| | | {{CalendarLong|29 Jun 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Release 116]] (July 27, 2023 @10:30am) | | [[Release 116]] (July 27, 2023 @10:30am) | ||
| | | {{Calendar|27 Jul 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
| | | {{CalendarLong|27 Jul 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Release 117]] (August 31, 2023 @10:30am) | | [[Release 117]] (August 31, 2023 @10:30am) | ||
| <span style="color:cyan">{{Calendar| | | {{Calendar|31 Aug 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
| <span style="color:cyan">{{CalendarLong| | | {{CalendarLong|31 Aug 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | ||
|- | |||
| [[Release 118]] (September 28, 2023 @10:30am) | |||
| {{Calendar|28 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
| {{CalendarLong|28 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Release 119]] (October 26, 2023 @10:30am) | |||
| {{Calendar|26 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
| {{CalendarLong|26 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Release 120]] (November 16, 2023 @10:30am) | |||
| {{Calendar|16 Nov 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
| {{CalendarLong|16 Nov 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Release 121]] (December 14, 2023 @10:30am) | |||
| {{Calendar|14 Dec 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
| {{CalendarLong|14 Dec 2023 10:30:00 +0000}} | |||
|- | |||
| <span style="color:lime">Today</span> ({{#time:F j, Y @g:ia|now - 6 hours}}) | |||
| <span style="color:lime">{{Calendar}}</span> | |||
| <span style="color:lime">{{CalendarLong}}</span> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Release 122]] (January 25, 2024 @10:30am) | |||
| <span style="color:cyan">{{Calendar|25 Jan 2024 10:30:00 +0000}}</span> | |||
| <span style="color:cyan">{{CalendarLong|25 Jan 2024 10:30:00 +0000}}</span> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Release 123]] (February 29, 2024 @10:30am) | |||
| <span style="color:cyan">{{Calendar|29 Feb 2024 10:30:00 +0000}}</span> | |||
| <span style="color:cyan">{{CalendarLong|29 Feb 2024 10:30:00 +0000}}</span> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| <span style="color:red">Centennial</span> (July 1, 2024 @7:00pm) (est) | | <span style="color:red">Centennial</span> (July 1, 2024 @7:00pm) (est) | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 24 January 2024
The New Britannia Calendar dates restarted with the Cataclysm (the lunar calamity that destroyed much of the Old World). Template:SotA begins many years after the Cataclysm also known as “Post Cataclysm” or “PC”.
It is currently:
| Earth Date & Time | New Britannian Date | Full Date [Month Day, Year Time Moon (Lunar Portal)] |
|---|---|---|
| Today (August 2, 2026 @3:08pm) | Template:Calendar | Template:CalendarLong |
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).
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.
- Back to Main Page
References
- ↑ Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 17 Postmortem, May 14, 2015