Time & Calendars

A traditional Scottish legal term day and calendar quarter day falling on February 2nd.

February 2nd

One of the four traditional Quarter Days in the British legal and calendar year.

December 25th

A Royal Navy maritime tradition dividing evening hours into two short shifts.

2 hours

Derived from "fourteen nights," representing a standard period of two weeks.

14 days = 2 weeks

One of the four traditional Quarter Days in the British calendar, falling on March 25th.

March 25th

An ancient British harvest festival and traditional Scottish term day falling on August 1st.

August 1st

A traditional Scottish legal term day marking the conclusion of the agricultural year on November 11th.

November 11th

One of the four traditional Quarter Days in the British calendar, falling on September 29th.

September 29th

One of the four traditional Quarter Days in the British calendar, falling on June 24th.

June 24th

A medieval time unit from chronologist Bede dividing an hour into 40 parts (90 seconds).

90 seconds

A traditional 40-day legal period originating from medieval isolation rules for incoming vessels.

40 days

A traditional vigesimal score unit of time equivalent to a period of 20 years, frequently used historically to track generations and eras.

20 years

Derived from "seven nights," representing a precise week-long period in older legal texts.

7 days

A traditional Scottish term day marking the financial and agricultural midpoint of the year.

May 15th (Fixed Scottish Term Date)