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On [[Earth]], a year typically lasted 365 [[day]]s, each 24 [[hour]]s long, across 12 [[month]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') More specifically, in an Earth-standard [[Gregorian calendar]], a year was 365.25 days long. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') | On [[Earth]], a year typically lasted 365 [[day]]s, each 24 [[hour]]s long, across 12 [[month]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') More specifically, in an Earth-standard [[Gregorian calendar]], a year was 365.25 days long. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instead of You (short story)|Instead of You]]'') The [[Fourth Doctor]] once said to a human audience that he "would be over 750 years old in your Earth years", suggesting the years of [[Gallifrey|his homeworld]] had a different length. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 12 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'') | ||
A [[Yquatine year]] consisted of 417 days, divided into ten months of about 42 days each, further divided into four [[season]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fall of Yquatine (novel)|The Fall of Yquatine]]'') | A [[Yquatine year]] consisted of 417 days, divided into ten months of about 42 days each, further divided into four [[season]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fall of Yquatine (novel)|The Fall of Yquatine]]'') | ||
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A year was a unit of time equivalent to one full solar rotation, which differed from planet to planet. (AUDIO: The Resurrection of Mars)
Measurements
On Earth, a year typically lasted 365 days, each 24 hours long, across 12 months. (TV: World War Three, Last of the Time Lords) More specifically, in an Earth-standard Gregorian calendar, a year was 365.25 days long. (PROSE: Instead of You) The Fourth Doctor once said to a human audience that he "would be over 750 years old in your Earth years", suggesting the years of his homeworld had a different length. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor)
A Yquatine year consisted of 417 days, divided into ten months of about 42 days each, further divided into four seasons. (PROSE: The Fall of Yquatine)
A night on Darillium lasted 24 Earth years. (TV: The Husbands of River Song)
The Sontarans measured time with Sontaran martial years. (AUDIO: Heroes of Sontar) On Manussa, time was measured with Manussan years. (AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake, TV: Snakedance)
The Space Year was a standard human dating system used by colonists on Destination, (AUDIO: The Destination Wars) among other worlds. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
Annual events
Beltane was a pagan festival which began at midnight on 30 April — that is, the first minute of the first day of May. 1 May itself was May Day. (TV: The Dæmons)
August bank holiday was described by the Seventh Doctor as a "silly pagan festival". (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
