The Echadi Nation Republic established this Sacred Almanac to govern time, agriculture, ceremonies, and governance in perfect rhythm with the Divine Creator’s appointed seasons.  It reflects not only the turning of moons but the hidden order of seasons, rains, light, and darkness.
The Echadi Calendar consists of 13 Moons, each containing 28 days. The year begins with the New Moon following the Spring Equinox. Each year contains 364 sacred days. A Day of Balance can be added at the end of the year to align with the solar year when necessary, serving as a ceremonial day of renewal. Beyond the moons, the year divides into great cosmic cycles: the Seasons of Light and Darkness, the Rains, and the Agricultural Covenants.
New Moon (Day 1) – Beginning, renewal
First Quarter (Day 7) – Growth, action
Full Moon (Day 14) – Manifestation, power
Last Quarter (Day 21) – Reflection, transition
The Seasons of Day & Night
The year is spiritually divided into two great halves, each representing the cosmic balance of Heaven and Earth.
Season of Day (Light) — 6.5 Moons (Spring through Mid-Autumn)
Season of Night (Darkness) — 6.5 Moons (Late Autumn through Spring)
The Season of Day governs planting, growth, abundance, and outward labor. The Season of Night governs inward reflection, root strengthening, rest, and hidden preparation.
In the beginning, the Creator set the rhythm of existence by dividing the light from the darkness. Yet in the Ancient’s mind, this was not a battle of opposites but a dance of balance, for both light and darkness are seasons appointed by the Most High. Seasons is an appointed time, a meeting between heaven and earth, a rhythm inscribed into creation. Thus, the season of the day and the season of the night are not merely times on a clock, but living currents of purpose that guide the soul.
The season of the day, is more than the shining hours of the sun. It is the time of illumination when what is hidden is revealed, when clarity descends and the works of man come into manifestation. To walk in the season of the day is to move in action, productivity, and the outward unfolding of destiny. The day exposes and refines, just as the sun tests the strength of what stands beneath it. It is the realm of the seen, the visible labor of purpose, and the clear voice of revelation.
The season of the night, is no less sacred. To the Ancient’s they believed it carries the sense of concealment, for night is not the absence of creation but its womb. It is the time of inward gathering, of rest, of mysteries whispered in silence. In night, the soul communes with the hidden dimensions of the Creator, dreaming and gestating what shall later appear in the day. It is the season of discipline, of restraint, of inner renewal. Evening comes before morning, for the pattern of creation begins in concealment and only then emerges into light.
When day and night are seen as one continuous cycle, their deeper teaching is revealed. Night is the seed planted in silence, and day is the fruit brought forth in radiance. Without night, day would burn itself out in endless striving. Without day, night would dissolve into formless shadow. Together they form a polarity, a sacred rhythm that mirrors the breath itself inhaling in silence, exhaling in declaration.
So the seasons of day and night remind us that our lives, too, move in hiddenness and revelation, in mystery and clarity, in rest and in action. To honor the night is to respect the unseen foundation. To honor the day is to manifest what was nurtured in the hidden place. Both are necessary, for both carry the signature of the Eternal.
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Month 1: Awakening Moon (Qadesh-Nuwa)
Seasonal Agriculture: Planting of early greens, peas, onions, root vegetables; start winter wheat emergence.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 2: Seed Moon (Zera-Kai)
Seasonal Agriculture: Rapid growth of greens, lettuces, cabbages, early herbs; winter wheat growing strong.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 3: Growth Moon (Shamah- Ra)
Seasonal Agriculture: Flowering of strawberries, cherries, early berries; wheat begins heading.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 4: Provision Moon (Lechem-Adon)
Seasonal Agriculture: Ripening of berries, early stone fruits (apricots, peaches); wheat ripening.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 5: Strength Moon (Gibor-Ava)
Seasonal Agriculture: Harvest of peaches, plums, nectarines, early apples; begin winter wheat harvest.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 6: Illumination Moon (Ohr-Tov)
Seasonal Agriculture: Full harvest of apples, pears, figs, grapes; winter wheat harvest completed.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 7: Covenant Moon (Berit-Echad)
Seasonal Agriculture: Corn, squash, late beans, final harvest of grapes and melons; begin preparing fields for winter wheat sowing.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Light)
Cosmic Half: Season of Night (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 8: Purification Moon (Tahor-Emun)
Seasonal Agriculture: Plant winter wheat; root harvest (beets, carrots); nuts begin dropping.
Cosmic Half: Season of Day (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 9: Harvest Moon (Asaph-Naga)
Seasonal Agriculture: Cool season greens; final nut harvest; winter wheat germination begins.
Cosmic Half: Season of Night (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 10: Legacy Moon (Nachalah-Shema)
Seasonal Agriculture: Dormancy period; winter wheat root establishment underground.
Cosmic Half: Season of Night (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 11: Covering Moon (Kaphar-Yashar)
Seasonal Agriculture: Deep dormancy; minimal harvest activity; winter wheat remains dormant.
Cosmic Half: Season of Night (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 12: Sanctuary Moon (Mikdash-Kadosh)
Seasonal Agriculture: Slow emergence of winter wheat as days lengthen; plan spring seed starts.
Cosmic Half: Season of Night (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
Month 13: Restoration Moon (Teshuva-Ra’am)
Seasonal Agriculture: Winter wheat begins new vertical growth; prepare for new planting cycle.
Cosmic Half: Season of Night (Darkness)
Days 1 – 28 | New Moon: Day 1 | Full Moon: Day 14
The Six Greater Seasons of the Land
Sowing Season (Covenant  Moon through Purification Moon) — Early Planting, Preparation, Faith
Winter Season (Legacy Moon through Sanctuary Moon) — Dormancy, Deep Rest, Waiting
Cold Season (Covering Moon through Sanctuary Moon) — Rest, Rooting, Inner Strength
Summer Season (Growth Moon through Illumination Moon) — Full Light, Growth, Joy, Strength
Harvest Season (Restoration Moon through Covenant Moon) — Gathering, Ingathering, First Fruits
Sultry Season (Provision Moon through Illumination Moon) — Heat, Maturity, Ripening
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The Covenant of the Rains
Early Rain (Purification Moon  ) — Softens the ground for planting, activates the seed.
Heavy Rain (Winter Rain) (Legacy Moon – Winter) The deep rains of winter — steady, sometimes overwhelming — which sustain life through darkness and root the seed in endurance. This is the rain of testing and inner strengthening, where hidden growth occurs beneath the surface.
Latter Rain (Restoration Moon) — Strengthens the harvest, final increase before gathering.
The rains are signs of favor and covenant. Without rain, the land mourns; with rain, the land rejoices. Thus, the Nation prays in alignment with these sacred timings.
The calendar follows an Aboriginal Indigenous cosmological perspective tied to natural cycles and the rhythms of the moon, governing seasonal changes, agricultural cycles, and spiritual ceremonies.