Milanković calendar
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The Milanković calendar is a 20th-century reform of the Julian calendar, designed by Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković to more accurately align the civil year with the solar year and used by some Eastern Orthodox churches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milanković calendar canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calendar system
ⓘ
reform of the Julian calendar ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ |
| accuracyComparedToJulian | more accurate than the Julian calendar ⓘ |
| alignmentTarget |
solar year
ⓘ
tropical year ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Revised Julian calendar ⓘ |
| basedOn | Julian calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | proleptic solar calendar ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
Albania
ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Greece ⓘ Romania ⓘ Serbia ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Serbian ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | scientist ⓘ |
| designer | Milutin Milanković ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
calendar reform ⓘ chronology ⓘ |
| goal | to reduce long‑term drift between calendar year and tropical year ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
leap years
ⓘ
months ⓘ years ⓘ |
| influencedBy | astronomical calculations of Milutin Milanković ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| leapYearRule | modification of Julian leap year pattern to reduce drift ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Milutin Milanković ⓘ |
| notUsedFor | Pascha in most Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| purpose | to align the civil year more accurately with the tropical year ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| relationToGregorianCalendar | matches Gregorian calendar dates for most practical purposes ⓘ |
| relationToJulianCalendar | revised form with different leap year rules ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| usedBy |
Orthodox Church of Albania
ⓘ
surface form:
Albanian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ Orthodox Church of Cyprus ⓘ
surface form:
Church of Cyprus
Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia ⓘ Polish Orthodox Church ⓘ Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ some Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating of church feasts
ⓘ
fixed feasts in some Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ liturgical purposes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.