Shire Calendar

The Shire Calendar was a calendar used in J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth by the Hobbits of The Shire. It was different from that used by the Men, Dwarves and Elves.

Year 1 of the Shire Calendar corresponds to when the Shire was founded by the Bree Hobbits Marcho and Blanco in the year 1601 of the Third Age. Last year of Third Age was year 1421 in Shire calendar.

Months of the year

The Shire calendar's year is divided into 12 months of thirty days. Five additional days are added to create three hundred and sixty-five day year. The months follow the lunar cycle.

Month Number	Name	Relationship to Gregorian calendar
1	Afteryule	23th of December to the 21st of January
2	Solmath	22nd of January to the 20th of February
3	Rethe	21st of February to the 22nd of March
4	Astron	23rd of March to 21st of April
5	Thrimidge	22nd of April to the 21st of May
6	Forelithe	22nd of May to the 20th of June
Summerdays	Lithe 1	21st of June
Midyear's Day	Loende	22nd of June
Summerdays	Lithe 2	23rd of June
7	Afterlithe	24th of June to the 23th of July
8	Wedmath	24th of July to the 22nd of August
9	Halimath	23rd of August to the 21st of September
10	Winterfilth	22nd of September to 21st of October
11	Blotmath	22nd of October to the 20th of November
12	ForeYule	21st of November to the 20th of December
Last day	Yule 1	21st of December
First day	Yule 2	22nd of December

Lithe are the days on either side of the middle of the year (Midyear's Day). Yule are the days that mark the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. Lithe and Yule days are placed outside of the month, and have no weekday. These days are primary holidays and feast days.

Days of the Week

Day Name	Meaning	Relationship to Gregorian calendar
Sterday	Stars of Varda	Saturday
Sunday	Sun	Sunday
Monday	Moon	Monday
Trewsday	Two Trees of Valinor	Tuesday
Hevensday	Heavens	Wednesday
Mersday	Sea	Thursday
Highday	Valar	Friday

Highday is a holiday with evening feasts.