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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 (audio story)|The Resurrection of Mars]]'') | A '''year''' was a unit of time equivalent to one full [[solar rotation]], which differed from [[planet]] to planet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)|The Resurrection of Mars]]'') | ||
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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]]'') | ||
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The [[Space Year]] was a standard [[human]] dating system used by colonists on [[Destination]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]'') among other worlds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | The [[Space Year]] was a standard [[human]] dating system used by colonists on [[Destination]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]'') among other worlds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[Category:Units of time from the real world]] | [[Category:Units of time from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 20 January 2020
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)
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)
