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New Britannian Calendar
The New Britannia Calendar dates restarted with “The Fall” (the lunar calamity that destroyed much of the Old World). Shroud of the Avatar begins 400 years after “The Fall,” 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.
| Earth Date & Time | New Britannian Date | Full Date (In-Game) |
|---|---|---|
| Cataclysm (September 2, 1997 @12:00am) | Janus 6, 0 P.C. | Janus 6, 0 P.C. Midnight Full Moon |
| Initial Date (January 1, 2013 @12:00am) | Janus 6, 400 P.C. | Janus 6, 400 P.C. Midnight First Quarter Moon |
| Kickstarter Launch (March 8, 2013 @~8:00am) | est. Octobre 2, 404 P.C. | est. Octobre 2, 404 P.C. Midnight Third Quarter Moon |
| Kickstarter Ends (April 7, 2013 @~8:00am) | est. Novembre 22, 406 P.C. | est. Novembre 22, 406 P.C. Midnight New Moon |
| Release 1 (December 12, 2013 @10:00am) | Septembre 8, 424 P.C. (8290 hours) | Septembre 8, 424 P.C. Midnight New Moon |
| Release 2 (January 23, 2014 @10:00am) | Septembre 8, 427 P.C. (9298 hours) | Septembre 8, 427 P.C. Midnight New Moon |
| Release 3 (February 20, 2014 @3:45pm) | Septembre 13, 429 P.C. (9975 hours) | Septembre 13, 429 P.C. Afternoon Waning Crescent Moon |
| Release 4 (March 27, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 432 P.C. (10,810 hours) | Marse 8, 432 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| PaxLair Formed in Valemark (Apr 24, 2014 @~8:00am) | est. Marse 6, 434 P.C. | est. Marse 6, 434 P.C. Midnight First Quarter Moon |
| Release 5 (April 24, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 434 P.C. (11,482 hours) | Marse 8, 434 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 6 (May 22, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 436 P.C. (12,154 hours) | Marse 8, 436 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Dara Brae Formed (Jun 26, 2014 @~8:00am) | est. Septembre 6, 438 P.C. | est. Septembre 6, 438 P.C. Midnight First Quarter Moon |
| Vengeance Formed (Jun 26, 2014 @~8:00am) | est. Septembre 6, 438 P.C. | est. Septembre 6, 438 P.C. Midnight First Quarter Moon |
| Release 7 (June 26, 2014 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 438 P.C. (12,994 hours) | Septembre 8, 438 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 8 (July 24, 2014 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 440 P.C. (13,666 hours) | Septembre 8, 440 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 9 (August 21, 2014 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 442 P.C. (14,338 hours) | Septembre 8, 442 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 10 (September 25, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 445 P.C. (15,178 hours) | Marse 8, 445 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 11 (October 23, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 447 P.C. (15,850 hours) | Marse 8, 447 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 12 (November 20, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 449 P.C. (16,522 hours) | Marse 8, 449 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Steam Early Access (November 24, 2014 @10:30am) | Juno 20, 449 P.C. (16,618 hours) | Juno 20, 449 P.C. Morning Waning Gibbous Moon |
| Release 13 (December 18, 2014 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 451 P.C. (17,194 hours) | Marse 8, 451 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 14 January 29, 2015 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 454 P.C. (18,202 hours) | Marse 8, 454 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 15 (February 26, 2015 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 456 P.C. (18,874 hours) | Marse 8, 456 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 16 (March 26, 2015 @10:30am) | Marse 8, 458 P.C. (19,546 hours) | Marse 8, 458 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 17 (April 30, 2015 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 460 P.C. (20,386 hours) | Septembre 8, 460 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| PaxLair Created in Novia (April 30, 2015 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 460 P.C. (20,386 hours) | Septembre 8, 460 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Release 18 (May 28, 2015 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 462 P.C. | Septembre 8, 462 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Vengeance Created in Novia (May 28, 2015 @10:30am) | Septembre 8, 462 P.C. | Septembre 8, 462 P.C. Morning Waxing Gibbous Moon |
| Today (August 03, 2026 @3:59pm) | Juno 25, 754 P.C. | Juno 25, 754 P.C. Evening Waxing Gibbous Moon |
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 full 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.
References
- ↑ Hangout of the Avatar ~ Release 17 Postmortem, May 14, 2015