Most people know of two kinds of calendar system: the Solar System and the Lunar System. The Solar system, mostly used internationally, is based on how many days the earth rotates around the sun; so one year has an average 365 days. The Lunar System (used in some Asia countries, is based on the time taken by the moon to rotate around the Earth; which is 29 days + 12 hours + 44 minutes so that equation time 12 equals 1 year for the Lunar System.
Bali uses that yet another calendar system. Bali uses the Wuku system (base on the week). There are 30 weeks in one cycle (Balinese:Oton) and two oton in one year, so one oton means 210 days and one year in Balinese Calendar System is two otons or 420 days.
The Balinese Calendar System is use mainly for religious purpose such as: to know the auspicious day for farming & raising animals, starting a business, determining the dates of temple ceremonies, and making birthday ceremonies (otonan) and another.

Best Day for… February 2012

Make foundation of house
Start planting rice
Plant fruit tree
Make kulkul (traditional Bell)
Cut hair
Make a fish trap
Propose to a girl
Put the roof for the house
Put rice into rice barn
Make a fence
Make offerings for rice
Start business
Go hunting
Bun the brick
Dig a well
Learn to play dance/Play gamelan
Purify our self
Train Livestock
Castrate animal
Start learning
Make a fish pond
Make a dam
Make a bee hive
Married

If you want to know more about Balinese Calendar System, you can contact: I Gede Marayana, Tel (0361) 23821 mobile 081 239 64331

1, 2, 10, 20
1, 3, 9, 17, 24
1, 3, 25, 26
1, 14, 23
1, 15, 22
2, 8, 10, 23, 25
3, 7, 11, 14, 17,21, 25
4, 6, 7, 20, 22, 26
4, 6, 15, 22, 26
4, 11, 24, 27
4, 17
5, 27
6, 12, 25
7, 9, 27
7, 22, 23
8
8, 20
9, 14, 17
12, 21, 27
17, 23
25
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