The Discordian Calendar

The Discordian calendar divides the year into five seasons (commonly known as Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy and the Aftermath) of 73 days each. Every four years, an extra day (St. Tib's Day) is inserted between Chaos 59 and Chaos 60.

The Discordian calendar defines a week as having five days, named Sweetmorn, Boomtime, Pungenday, Prickle-Prickle, and Setting Orange (after the Five Elements). Chaos 1 is always Sweetmorn, Chaos 2 Boomtime, The Aftermath 73 Setting Orange, etc. St. Tib's Day is none of the five days of the week.

The Discordian calendar's year 0 (notionally the time of the Original Snub) is known in the Gregorian calendar as 1166 BC; alternatively, the Gregorian year 0 (notionally the birth of the Jewish mystic Yeshua ben Yosef) is known as 1166 YOLD in the Discordian calendar. The year known in the Gregorian calendar as 1995 is known as 3161 in the Discordian calendar.

Below is a table for converting between Discordian and Gregorian dates (cribbed from the Principia Discordia):


                    SM BT PD PP SO                          SM BT PD PP SO
                    -- -- -- -- --                         -- -- -- -- --
Jan  1  2  3  4  5   1  2  3  4  5 Chs Jul  5  6  7  8  9  40 41 42 43 44 Cfn
     6  7  8  9 10   6  7  8  9 10         10 11 12 13 14  45 46 47 48 49
    11 12 13 14 15  11 12 13 14 15         15 16 17 18 19  50 51 52 53 54
    16 17 18 19 20  16 17 18 19 20         20 21 22 23 24  55 56 57 58 59
    21 22 23 24 25  21 22 23 24 25         25 26 27 28 29  60 61 62 63 64
    26 27 28 29 30  26 27 28 29 30         30 31  1  2  3  65 66 67 68 69
    31  1  2  3  4  31 32 33 34 35     Aug  4  5  6  7  8  70 71 72 73  1 Bcy
Feb  5  6  7  8  9  36 37 38 39 40          9 10 11 12 13   2  3  4  5  6
    10 11 12 13 14  41 42 43 44 45         14 15 16 17 18   7  8  9 10 11
    15 16 17 18 19  46 47 48 49 50         19 20 21 22 23  12 13 14 15 16
    20 21 22 23 24  51 52 53 54 55         24 25 26 27 28  17 18 19 20 21
    25 26 27 28* 1  56 57 58 59 60         29 30 31  1  2  22 23 24 25 26
Mar  2  3  4  5  6  61 62 63 64 65     Sep  3  4  5  6  7  27 28 29 30 31
     7  8  9 10 11  66 67 68 69 70          8  9 10 11 12  32 33 34 35 36
    12 13 14 15 16  71 72 73  1  2 Dsc     13 14 15 16 17  37 38 39 40 41
    17 18 19 20 21   3  4  5  6  7         18 19 20 21 22  42 43 44 45 46
    22 23 24 25 26   8  9 10 11 12         23 24 25 26 27  47 48 49 50 51
    27 28 29 30 31  13 14 15 16 17         28 29 30  1  2  52 53 54 55 56
Apr  1  2  3  4  5  18 19 20 21 22     Oct  3  4  5  6  7  57 58 59 60 61
     6  7  8  9 10  23 24 25 26 27          8  9 10 11 12  62 63 64 65 66
    11 12 13 14 15  28 29 30 31 32         13 14 15 16 17  67 68 69 70 71
    16 17 18 19 20  33 34 35 36 37         18 19 20 21 22  72 73  1  2  3 Afm
    21 22 23 24 25  38 39 40 41 42         23 24 25 26 27   4  5  6  7  8
    26 27 28 29 30  43 44 45 46 47         28 29 30 31  1   9 10 11 12 13
May  1  2  3  4  5  48 49 50 51 52     Nov  2  3  4  5  6  14 15 16 17 18
     6  7  8  9 10  53 54 55 56 57          7  8  9 10 11  19 20 21 22 23
    11 12 13 14 15  58 59 60 61 62         12 13 14 15 16  24 25 26 27 28
    16 17 18 19 20  63 64 65 66 67         17 18 19 20 21  29 30 31 32 33
    21 22 23 24 25  68 69 70 71 72         22 23 24 25 26  34 35 36 37 38
    26 27 28 29 30  73  1  2  3  4 Cfn     27 28 29 30  1  39 40 41 42 43
    31  1  2  3  4   5  6  7  8  9     Dec  2  3  4  5  6  44 45 46 47 48
Jun  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14          7  8  9 10 11  49 50 51 52 53
    10 11 12 13 14  15 16 17 18 19         12 13 14 15 16  54 55 56 57 58
    15 16 17 18 19  20 21 22 23 24         17 18 19 20 21  59 60 61 62 63
    20 21 22 23 24  25 26 27 28 29         22 23 24 25 26  64 65 66 67 68
    25 26 27 28 29  30 31 32 33 34         27 28 29 30 31  69 70 71 72 73
    30  1  2  3  4  35 36 37 38 39  

SEE ALSO

How to Live Eleven Days in 24 Hours, by Robert Anton Wilson. This article discusses many different calendars, including Wilson's (modified) version of the Discordian calendar.

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