Alternate Calendars :: Egyptian
Many different calendars were in use throughout Egyptian history, many simultaneously. This calendar was presented by Dr. Robert Brier in his work Ancient Egyptian Magic. The Epagomenal Days are the days on which the five great Egyptian gods were born. According to legend, their mother, Nut was forbidden from giving birth to them on any day of the year. Thoth heard of Nut’s plight and gained extra light from the moon to create five calendar days not of the year on which Nut could give birth to her children.
| Akhet - Season of the Inundation of the Nile | |
|---|---|
| Tahuti | Aug 1 – Aug 30 Marked by the rise of the star Sothis (Sirius) just before dawn |
| Paopi | Aug 31 – Sep 29 |
| Hethara | Sep 30 – Oct 29 |
| Koiak | Oct 30 – Nov 28 |
| Proyet - The emergence of the land and of green things | |
| Tyhi | Nov 29 – Dec 28 |
| Mechir | Dec 29 – Jan 27 |
| Panemot | Jan 28 – Feb 26 |
| Parmuti | Feb 27 – Mar 28 |
| Shomu - Season of summer and harvest | |
| Pachons | Mar 29 – Apr 27 |
| Payni | Apr 28 – May 26 |
| Epipi | May 27 – June 26 |
| Mesori | |
| Epagomenal Days | |
| Birthday of Osiris | July 27 |
| Birthday of Horus | July 28 |
| Birthday of Set | July 29 |
| Birthday of Isis | July 30 |
| Birthday of Nepthys | July 31 |
| A sixth epagomenal day occurred during leap years. | |