Anno Cretania

Not to be confused with the Craitish calendar.

The term Anno Cretania (lit. "in the year of Craitland"), is used to number years under the Craitish dating system.

The Latin phrase is usually abbreviated to AC, and is placed after the year number; e.g. "27 AC".

Calculation

The Craitish dating system begins with the year 1 AC, begun from 12 December 2002; the date of Craitland's foundation. For every three Gregorian months, regardless of total days, one AC year passes, meaning a total of four AC years for each Gregorian year.

AC years can also be calculated for dates prior to the foundation of Craitland. Every three-month interval in reverse chronological order from 11 December 2002 increases by one year with the abbreviation BC ("before Craitland").

Usage

The primary usage for AC years is internally in Craitland, where the parliamentary elections held on 1 September each Gregorian year are therefore held on a quadrennial basis in AC. AC dates are also used when noting important dates in Craitland's history.

There is currently no known usage of AC outside of Craitland.

Comparison with other calendars

The following is a reference of calculation from dates in the Gregorian, Norton and ASC calendars to their respective AC years. This table includes notable occurrences in the history of Micras, the wider sector and internal Craitish development.

Event	Date
	Gregorian	Ab Nortone	Ab Sectora Condita	Anno Cretania
Death of Norton	8 January 1880	0 AN	43674 bASC	491 BC
Birth of Craitman	30 July 1990	1326 AN	3294 bASC	49 BC
Foundation of the Apollo Sector	6 August 1999	1435 AN	0 ASC	14 BC
Foundation of Shireroth	24 April 2000	1443 AN	262 ASC	11 BC
Foundation of the MCS	28 December 2000	1451 AN	510 ASC	8 BC
Foundation of Natopia	23 August 2002	1471 AN	1113 ASC	2 BC
Foundation of Craitland	12 December 2002	1475 AN	1224 ASC	1 AC
Craitland first appears on Micras	6 September 2006	1520 AN	2588 ASC	15 AC
First FMF World Cup begins	21 December 2006	1523 AN	2694 ASC	17 AC
Craitland claims Fifth Isle	6 September 2008	1544 AN	3319 ASC	23 AC
Craitman becomes Administrator-General	23 August 2009	1555 AN	3670 ASC	27 AC
Craitland joins the Bastion Union	16 October 2014	1617 AN	5550 ASC	48 AC
Foundation of the USSO	26 February 2017	1645 AN	6414 ASC	57 AC
Craitish USSO referendum results	3 March 2018	1658 AN	6784 ASC	62 AC
Signing of the Xäiville Convention	1 November 2020	1690 AN	7758 ASC	72 AC
Sack of Hamstadt	24 August 2021	1699 AN	8053 ASC	75 AC

Chronology

The following is a reference of the span of chronologically-ordered AC years in relation to the Gregorian calendar, extending from the foundation of the MCS for a period of 100 AC years.

Gregorian period	Anno Cretania
12 Dec 2000 – 11 Mar 2001	8 BC
12 Mar 2001 – 11 Jun 2001	7 BC
12 Jun 2001 – 11 Sep 2001	6 BC
12 Sep 2001 – 11 Dec 2001	5 BC
12 Dec 2001 – 11 Mar 2002	4 BC
12 Mar 2002 – 11 Jun 2002	3 BC
12 Jun 2002 – 11 Sep 2002	2 BC
12 Sep 2002 – 11 Dec 2002	1 BC
12 Dec 2002 – 11 Mar 2003	1 AC
12 Mar 2003 – 11 Jun 2003	2 AC
12 Jun 2003 – 11 Sep 2003	3 AC
12 Sep 2003 – 11 Dec 2003	4 AC
12 Dec 2003 – 11 Mar 2004	5 AC
12 Mar 2004 – 11 Jun 2004	6 AC
12 Jun 2004 – 11 Sep 2004	7 AC
12 Sep 2004 – 11 Dec 2004	8 AC
12 Dec 2004 – 11 Mar 2005	9 AC
12 Mar 2005 – 11 Jun 2005	10 AC
12 Jun 2005 – 11 Sep 2005	11 AC
12 Sep 2005 – 11 Dec 2005	12 AC
12 Dec 2005 – 11 Mar 2006	13 AC
12 Mar 2006 – 11 Jun 2006	14 AC
12 Jun 2006 – 11 Sep 2006	15 AC
12 Sep 2006 – 11 Dec 2006	16 AC
12 Dec 2006 – 11 Mar 2007	17 AC

Gregorian period	Anno Cretania
12 Mar 2007 – 11 Jun 2007	18 AC
12 Jun 2007 – 11 Sep 2007	19 AC
12 Sep 2007 – 11 Dec 2007	20 AC
12 Dec 2007 – 11 Mar 2008	21 AC
12 Mar 2008 – 11 Jun 2008	22 AC
12 Jun 2008 – 11 Sep 2008	23 AC
12 Sep 2008 – 11 Dec 2008	24 AC
12 Dec 2008 – 11 Mar 2009	25 AC
12 Mar 2009 – 11 Jun 2009	26 AC
12 Jun 2009 – 11 Sep 2009	27 AC
12 Sep 2009 – 11 Dec 2009	28 AC
12 Dec 2009 – 11 Mar 2010	29 AC
12 Mar 2010 – 11 Jun 2010	30 AC
12 Jun 2010 – 11 Sep 2010	31 AC
12 Sep 2010 – 11 Dec 2010	32 AC
12 Dec 2010 – 11 Mar 2011	33 AC
12 Mar 2011 – 11 Jun 2011	34 AC
12 Jun 2011 – 11 Sep 2011	35 AC
12 Sep 2011 – 11 Dec 2011	36 AC
12 Dec 2011 – 11 Mar 2012	37 AC
12 Mar 2012 – 11 Jun 2012	38 AC
12 Jun 2012 – 11 Sep 2012	39 AC
12 Sep 2012 – 11 Dec 2012	40 AC
12 Dec 2012 – 11 Mar 2013	41 AC
12 Mar 2013 – 11 Jun 2013	42 AC

Gregorian period	Anno Cretania
12 Jun 2013 – 11 Sep 2013	43 AC
12 Sep 2013 – 11 Dec 2013	44 AC
12 Dec 2013 – 11 Mar 2014	45 AC
12 Mar 2014 – 11 Jun 2014	46 AC
12 Jun 2014 – 11 Sep 2014	47 AC
12 Sep 2014 – 11 Dec 2014	48 AC
12 Dec 2014 – 11 Mar 2015	49 AC
12 Mar 2015 – 11 Jun 2015	50 AC
12 Jun 2015 – 11 Sep 2015	51 AC
12 Sep 2015 – 11 Dec 2015	52 AC
12 Dec 2015 – 11 Mar 2016	53 AC
12 Mar 2016 – 11 Jun 2016	54 AC
12 Jun 2016 – 11 Sep 2016	55 AC
12 Sep 2016 – 11 Dec 2016	56 AC
12 Dec 2016 – 11 Mar 2017	57 AC
12 Mar 2017 – 11 Jun 2017	58 AC
12 Jun 2017 – 11 Sep 2017	59 AC
12 Sep 2017 – 11 Dec 2017	60 AC
12 Dec 2017 – 11 Mar 2018	61 AC
12 Mar 2018 – 11 Jun 2018	62 AC
12 Jun 2018 – 11 Sep 2018	63 AC
12 Sep 2018 – 11 Dec 2018	64 AC
12 Dec 2018 – 11 Mar 2019	65 AC
12 Mar 2019 – 11 Jun 2019	66 AC
12 Jun 2019 – 11 Sep 2019	67 AC

Gregorian period	Anno Cretania
12 Sep 2019 – 11 Dec 2019	68 AC
12 Dec 2019 – 11 Mar 2020	69 AC
12 Mar 2020 – 11 Jun 2020	70 AC
12 Jun 2020 – 11 Sep 2020	71 AC
12 Sep 2020 – 11 Dec 2020	72 AC
12 Dec 2020 – 11 Mar 2021	73 AC
12 Mar 2021 – 11 Jun 2021	74 AC
12 Jun 2021 – 11 Sep 2021	75 AC
12 Sep 2021 – 11 Dec 2021	76 AC
12 Dec 2021 – 11 Mar 2022	77 AC
12 Mar 2022 – 11 Jun 2022	78 AC
12 Jun 2022 – 11 Sep 2022	79 AC
12 Sep 2022 – 11 Dec 2022	80 AC
12 Dec 2022 – 11 Mar 2023	81 AC
12 Mar 2023 – 11 Jun 2023	82 AC
12 Jun 2023 – 11 Sep 2023	83 AC
12 Sep 2023 – 11 Dec 2023	84 AC
12 Dec 2023 – 11 Mar 2024	85 AC
12 Mar 2024 – 11 Jun 2024	86 AC
12 Jun 2024 – 11 Sep 2024	87 AC
12 Sep 2024 – 11 Dec 2024	88 AC
12 Dec 2024 – 11 Mar 2025	89 AC
12 Mar 2025 – 11 Jun 2025	90 AC
12 Jun 2025 – 11 Sep 2025	91 AC
12 Sep 2025 – 11 Dec 2025	92 AC