Gorean Calendar Chart

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Month of En’Kara (The First Turning)
First Hand: March 21-March 25
Second Hand: March 26-March 30
Third Hand: March 31-April 4
Fourth Hand: April 5-April 9
Fifth Hand: April 10-April 14
First Passage Hand: April 15-April 19

Month of Hesius (Ar)
First Hand: April 20-April 24
Second Hand: April 25-April 29
Third Hand: April 30-May 4
Fourth Hand: May 5-May 9
Fifth Hand: May 10-May 14
Second Passage Hand: May 15-May 19

Month of Camerius (Ar) or Selnar (Ko-Ro-Ba)
First Hand: May 20-May 24
Second Hand: May 25-May 29
Third Hand: May 30-June 3
Fourth Hand: June 4-June 8
Fifth Hand: June 9-June 13
Third Passage Hand: June 14-June 18

Month of En`Var (First Resting)
First Hand: June 19-June 23
Second Hand: June 24-June 28
Third Hand: June 29-July 3
Fourth Hand: July 4-July 8
Fifth Hand: July 9-July13
Fourth Passage Hand: July 14-July 18

Fifth Month
First Hand: July 19-July 23
Second Hand: July 24-July 28
Third Hand: July 29-August 2
Fourth Hand: August 3-August 7
Fifth Hand: August 8-August 12
Fifth Passage Hand: August 13-August 17

Sixth Month
First Hand: August 18-August 22
Second Hand: August 23-August 27
Third Hand: August 28-September 1
Fourth Hand: September 2-September 6
Fifth Hand: September 7-September 11
Sixth Passage Hand: September 12-September 16

Month of Se`Kara (Second Turning)
First Hand: September 17-September 21
Second Hand: September 22-September 26
Third Hand: September 27-October 1
Fourth Hand: October 2-October 6
Fifth Hand: October 7-October 11
Seventh Passage Hand: October 12-October 16

Eighth Month
First Hand: October 17-October 21
Second Hand: October 22-October 26
Third Hand: October 27-October 31
Fourth Hand: November 1-November 5
Fifth Hand: November 6-November 10
Eighth Passage Hand: November 11-November 15

Ninth Month
First Hand: November 16-November 20
Second Hand: November 21-November 25
Third Hand: November 26- November 30
Fourth Hand: December 1-December 5
Fifth Hand: December 6-December 10
Ninth Passage Hand: December 11-December 15

Month of Se`Var (Second Resting)
First Hand: December 16-December 20
Second Hand: December 21-December 25
Third Hand: December 26-December 30
Fourth Hand: December 31-January 4
Fifth Hand: January 5-Jaunuary 9
Tenth Passage Hand: January 10-January 14

Eleventh Month
First Hand: January 15-January 19
Second Hand: January 20-January 24
Third Hand: January 25-January 29
Fourth Hand: January 30-February 3
Fifth Hand: February 4-February 8
Eleventh Passage Hand: February 9-February 13

Twelfth Month
First Hand: February 14-February 18
Second Hand: February 19-February 23
Third Hand: February 24-February 28
Fourth Hand: March 1-March 5
Fifth Hand: March 6-March 10
Twelfth Passage Hand: March 11-March 15
Waiting Hand: March 16-March 20

It should be noted that the Wagon People of the Plains of Turia also name their years according to events which mark their passage, example; " The Year Tarl of Bristol Came to the Wagon People".

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"...There are twelve twenty-five day Gorean months, incidentally, in most of the calendars of the various cities. Each month, containing five five-day weeks, i separated by a five-day period, called the Passage Hand, from every other month, there being one exception to this, which is that the last month of the year is separated from the first month of the year, which begins with the Vernal Equinox, not only by a Passage Hand, but by another five-day period called the Waiting Hand, during which doorways are painted white, little food is eaten, little is drunk and there is to be no singing or public rejoicing in the city; during this time Goreans go out as little as possible; The Initiates, interestingly enough, do not make much out of the Waiting Hand in their ceremonies and preachments, which leads one to believe it is not intended to be of any sort of religious significance; it is perhaps, in its way, a period of mourning for the old year; Goreans, living much of their lives in the open, on the bridges and in the streets, are much closer to nature's year than most humans of Earth; but on the Vernal Equinox, which marks the first day of the New Year in most Gorean cities, there is great rejoicing; the doorways are painted green, and there is singing on the bridges, games, contests, visiting of friends and much feasting, which lasts for the first ten days of the first month, thereby doubling the period taken in the Waiting Hand. Month names differ, unfortunately, from city to city, but, among the civilized cities, there are four months, associated with the equinoxes and solstices, and the great fairs at the Sardar, which do have common names, the months of En-'Kara, or En-'Kara-Lar-Torvis; En-'Var, or En-'Var-Lar-Torvis; Se'Kara, or Se'Kara-Lar-Torvis, and Se'Var, or Se'Var-Lar-Torvis." - Assassin of Gor: page 78-9
In Captive, published in 1983, appears this:it was said to be the year 10,1217:206 . However, since the action described inCaptives is all flashback, no accurate dating can be gleaned from there.

There are 12 twenty-five day Gorean months in most of the calendars of the various cities. Each month, containing five five-day weeks, is separated by a five-day period called the Passage Hand. The Passage hand separates between every month, there being one exception which is the last month of the year. This month is separated from the first month of the next year, which begins with the Vernal Equinox, not only by a Passage Hand but by another five-day period called the Waiting Hand. During the Waiting Hand is the time doorways are painted white, little food is eaten or drunk, no singing or public rejoicing is done. In its way it is akin to a period of mourning for the old year gone. Goreans spend much of their time outdoors, on the bridges between the cylinders and in the streets. They have a reverence for nature that is not always as appreciated on earth as it is on Gor.

2:178-179 "Chronology, incidentally, is the despair of scholars on Gor, for each city keeps track of time by virtue of its own Administrator Lists; for example, a year is referred to as the Second Year when so-and-so was Administrator of the City. One might think that some stability would be provided by the Initiates who must keep a caldendar of their feasts and observances, but the Initiates of one city do not always celebrate the same feast on the same day as do those of another city. If the High Initiate of Ar should ever succeed in extending his hegemony over the High Initiates of rival cities, a hegemony which he claims he possesses already incidentally, a unified calendar might be introduced. But so far there has been no military victory of Ar over other cities and, accordingly, free of the sword, the Initiates of each city regard themselves as supreme within their own walls."

On the Vernal Equinox, which marks the first day of the New Year there is great rejoicing; the doors are painted green there is song, games, contests, visiting of friends and feasting which lasts for the first ten days of the month, thereby doubling the period taken by the Waiting Hand. Month names differ from city to city, but among the civilized cities there are four months, associated with the equinoxes and solstices and the great fairs of the Sardar.