It is currently the year 4712 AR of the Age of Lost Omens, which succeeded the Age of Enthronement in 4606 AR with the death of the god Aroden.
According to the Absalom calendar, there are 12 months and 7 days of the week. The moon cycles every 29 and one half days, giving each year 12 moons. A thirteenth moon is named the Spirit Moon, and one is expected this year. Along the Tropic of Sarenrae, which the Shackles sits upon, two seasons are cycled between: the wet season from Gozran or Desnus to Lamashan or Neth, and the dry season the other half of the year.
| 1 | Kuthona | Sunday | Long Moon |
| 2 | Abadius | Moonday | Fated Moon |
| 3 | Calistril | Toilday | Rebirth Moon |
| 4 | Pharast | Wealday | Flood Moon |
| 5 | Gozran | Oathday | Blossom Moon |
| 6 | Desnus | Fireday | Sweet Moon |
| 7 | Sarenith | Starday | Lover's Moon |
| 8 | Erastus | Swarm Moon | |
| 9 | Arodus | Harvest Moon | |
| 10 | Rova | Hunter's Moon | |
| 11 | Lamashan | Black Moon | |
| 12 | Neth | Cold Moon | |
The night sky in the northern hemisphere is home to 29 constellations according to Varisian tradition, ultimately derived from ancient Azlanti astrology. These include the Animal Mother, the Caravan, the Dancer, the Goblin, the Jackal, the Key, the Mantis, the Owl, the Rose, the Salmon, the Seawraith, the Snakefang, the Stair of Stars, the Stirge, the Twins, and the Wyrm. The 13 remaining constellations make up the Cosmic Caravan, which form a zodiac. They are each identified with a part of the year in which the sun is aligned with them, and they each rule one of the 13 planets which share Golarion's system.
| House | Sign | Start | End | Planet | Detriment | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Thrush | 18 Kuthona | 20 Abadius | Apostae the Messenger | The Patriarch | Winter |
| 2nd | The Lantern Bearer | 21 Abadius | 16 Calistril | The Moon | The Wagon | Winter |
| 3rd | The Newlyweds | 17 Calistril | 11 Pharast | The Diaspora | The Pack | Spring |
| 4th | The Bridge | 12 Pharast | 18 Gozran | Verces the Line | The Mother | Spring |
| 5th | The Daughter | 19 Gozran | 13 Desnus | Castrovel the Green | The Stargazer | Spring |
| 6th | The Rider | 14 Desnus | 20 Sarenith | Aballon the Horse | The Follower | Summer |
| 7th | The Patriarch | 21 Sarenith | 20 Erastus | The Sun | The Thrush | Summer |
| 8th | The Wagon | 21 Erastus | 10 Arodus | Triaxus the Wanderer | The Lantern Bearer | Summer |
| 9th | The Pack | 11 Arodus | 16 Rova | Akiton the Red | The Bridge | Autumn |
| 10th | The Mother | 17 Rova | 30 Lamashan | Bretheda the Cradle | The Bridge | Autumn |
| 11th | The Stargazer | 31 Lamashan | 20 Neth | Liavara the Dreamer | The Daughter | Autumn |
| 12th | The Stranger | 21 Neth | 29 Neth | Aucturn the Stranger | Winter | |
| 13th | The Follower | 30 Neth | 17 Kuthona | Eox the Dead | The Rider | Winter |