Calendar Description
The Julian Annunciation calendar is a variant of the Julian calendar obtained by shifting the year change forward from the 1st January to the 25th March. It is also known as the calculus florentinus since this method was used in Florence.
Use Case
The Julian Annunciation calendar has been commonly used throughout Europe and the European colonies since the 11th century.
- France from the 11th century until the change to the Gregorian in 1582.
- England and its overseas territories, from the 12th century to 1st January 1752.
- Scotland, from the 12th century to 1st January 1600.
Definition
| Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | month | day | unshift | wday |
The Julian Annunciation calendar is based on Julian calendar and has the same definition as the Julian Nativity calendar except it has a different epoch.
The Epoch is set at
| ja | year | month | day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 25 |
| j | year | month | day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 25 |
| jdn | day |
|---|---|
| 1721507 |
Script
| Default Script |
|---|
| scheme ja { name "Julian Annunciation"; shift j, 1721507; // j:dmy# 25 Mar 1 grammar j_sh; } |
The scheme uses the j_sh grammar as defined for the Julian Nativity calendar.
