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Durin’s Day 2026: Finding the Last Moon of Autumn (… again)

Posted on September 30, 2026 by The Dwarrow Scholar

When is Durin’s Day in 2026? By combining Tolkien’s description with historical seasonal reckoning and modern crescent-visibility calculations, this article rebuilds the question from the ground up and arrives at a Dwarvish New Year of 13 October 2026. It also introduces the new interactive Dwarvish Calendar and tests the same reconstruction against Tolkien’s own 19 October date for the Quest of Erebor. Continue reading →

Posted in Calendar & Festivals | Tagged Crescent Moon, durin, Durin’s Day, Dwarven New Year, Dwarvish Calendar, Dwarvish Reckoning, Erebor, J. R. R. Tolkien, Khazad-dûm, Lunar Calendar, Middle-earth, moon, The Hobbit | 3 Comments

Is Durin’s Day upon us ?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by The Dwarrow Scholar

UPDATE 2026: The interpretation of Durin’s Day presented in this article has been superseded.When I wrote this in 2013, I treated the Dwarvish New Year and Durin’s Day as two separate dates, with Durin’s Day following roughly two days after … Continue reading →

Posted in Calendar & Festivals | Tagged Astronomy, autumn, calendar, Durin's Day, Dwarves, equinox, moon, New Year, secret door, thorin, threshold of winter | 11 Comments

Tag Archives: moon

Durin’s Day 2026: Finding the Last Moon of Autumn (… again)

Is Durin’s Day upon us ?

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