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Ahn the Gorean hour of which there are 20 in a Gorean day, numbered consecutively. The tenth Ahn is noon and the
twentieth is midnight. Each Ahn consists of forty Ehn or minutes, and each Ehn of eighty Ihn or seconds.
Ehn the Gorean minute of which there are 40 in an ahn (hour); it consists of 80 ihn (seconds).
Ihn the Gorean second of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute).
hand,as chronology the Gorean week consisting of five (5) days; as in Waiting Hand.
midnight,Gorean the twentieth ahn.
noon,Gorean 10th ahn is the gorean noon.
Passage Hand the 5-day period between Gorean months which consist of five 5-day weeks.
Waiting Hand the 5-day period between the 12th Passage Hand and the beginning of the New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor , page 26
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 352
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 26
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 352
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 26
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 352
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 26
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 180
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, pages 278 and 324
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 78
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Camerius the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ar and some other cities).
En'Kara 'first turning'- the first month of the Gorean calendar that of the vernal equinox which is the Gorean new year; roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of March.
Equinox, vernal lit. The First Turning of the Central Fire- the month of Vernal Equinox is En'Kara or the First Kara; also called En`Kara Lar-Torvis.
En'Var lit. 'first resting'): the fourth month of the Gorean calendar that of the summer solstice roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of June.
Se'Kara lit. 'second turning'): the seventh month of the Gorean calendar that of the autumnal equinox roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of September.
Se'Kara-Lar-Torvis The Second Kara or the Second Turning the month of the autumnal equinox but usually called simply Se'Kara
Selnar the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ko-ro-ba and some other cities)
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 235
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
Book 5 Assassin of Gor, page 235
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Se'Var lit. 'second resting'): the tenth month of the Gorean calendar that of the winter solstice roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of December.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 178
chronometer variety of rare and valuable devices used for various calibrations such as time keeping, including candles, sun dials, sand glasses, clepsydras (water clocks), and oil clocks.
clock, Kaissa sand a device used for timing kaiisa moves, it has a spigot arrangement to enable the flow of sand. When it is open for one player, it is off for the other. Each player enables it, as his play is completed.
clock, oil mentioned as an example of the chronometer technology available on Gor.
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 358
Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 85
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 358
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clock, sand large, cylindrical and re-set at midnight, the twentieth ahn, and perhaps at noon, as well.
clock, water mentioned, but not described. May also be called a clepsydra.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, pages 180 and 185
Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor , page 212
Book 25: Magicians of Gor, page 358