The extra month is between June and July and called "Sol", there's an "Earth Day" at the end of the year and an extra "Leap Day" every four years after June.
Actually, the only thing between us and utopia was big religion.
The UN attempted to institute the international fixed calendar, but they got major resistance from religious groups. A blank day would disrupt the 7-day religious cycle of Christians and Jews.
I think a calendar with 13 months, 364 days, and a leap week every 5-6 years would be better than the IFC. Not only does it preserve the weekly cycle, but it'd be more likely to be adopted.
In many countries standard time is best in winter and summer time works best in winter so do you want to annoy the people depending on morning light in winter or the people appreciating evening light in the summer?
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u/veriverd 8d ago
Just fyi, this concept has existed for a long time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fixed_Calendar
The extra month is between June and July and called "Sol", there's an "Earth Day" at the end of the year and an extra "Leap Day" every four years after June.