Darian calendar

The Darian calendar is a proposed system of timekeeping designed to serve the needs of any possible future human settlers on the planet Mars. It was created by aerospace engineer, political scientist, and space jurist Thomas Gangale in 1985 and named by him after his son Darius. It was first published in June 1986. In 1998 at the founding convention of the Mars Society the calendar was presented as one of two calendar options to be considered along with eighteen other factors to consider for the colonization of Mars. Due to the use of 28 sol months, the Darian calendar has no mechanism for synchronization with Earth dates or its synodic periods. It is specifically engineered for Martian cycles, whereas the Gregorian calendar is built for Earth's orbital period and day length. For future settlers, the two systems serve different roles: one provides local seasonal accuracy on Mars, while the other maintains a connection to Earth's legal and social standards.