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enum NodaTime.​Calendars.​IslamicEpoch

Assembly: NodaTime

The epoch to use when constructing an Islamic calendar.

Remarks

The Islamic, or Hijri, calendar can either be constructed starting on July 15th 622CE (in the Julian calendar) or on the following day. The former is the "astronomical" or "Thursday" epoch; the latter is the "civil" or "Friday" epoch.

Values

Astronomical
Epoch beginning on July 15th 622CE (Julian), which is July 18th 622 CE in the Gregorian calendar. This is the epoch used by the BCL HijriCalendar.
Civil
Epoch beginning on July 16th 622CE (Julian), which is July 19th 622 CE in the Gregorian calendar.