Lunisolar calendar: Difference between revisions

An unnamed '''{{w|lunisolar calendar}}''' was created in 2019 by {{tok|[[jan Kala]]}}.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191125115251/https://www.reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/dr378j/lunisolar_calendar_for_toki_pona_done/</ref> It is designed to be tied to specific and observable cycles, specifically the {{w|season}}s and the {{w|phases of the moon}}. Notably, this [[calendar system]] discourages the use of fixed compounds, and users are encouraged to use whatever words they deem appropriate for describing the seasons and moon phases. ({{tok|jan Kala}} used specific compounds in their original post, and for the purposes of this article the same compounds shall be used.)

 

 

Days of the month correspond to phases of the moon. Each month begins with a new moon ({{tp|mun [[len]]}}), then progresses to the {{w|waxing crescent}} ({{tp|mun [[lili]] [[kama]]}}), then the {{w|First quarter moon|first quarter}} ({{tp|mun [[kipisi]] open}}), then the {{w|waxing gibbous}} ({{tp|mun [[suli]] kama}}), then the {{w|full moon}} ({{tp|mun suli}}), then the {{w|waning gibbous}} ({{tp|mun suli [[tawa]]}}), then the {{w|Last quarter moon|last quarter}} ({{tp|mun kipisi pini}}), then the {{w|waning crescent}} ({{tp|mun lili tawa}}). These create periods of 3&ndash;5 days, and if more precision is required, the days of each phase may be numbered (e.g. {{tp|mun lili kama [[nanpa]] [[wan]]}}, {{tp|mun lili kama nanpa [[tu]]}}&hellip;). Each day begins when the sun sets. The new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter may be used to split the month up into weeks if so desired.