Standard year

"For almost three standard years, this war has raged. We can barely even count the numbers of the fallen."

- Jedi Master Plo Koon laments the Clone Wars

A standard year, also known simply as a year or a cycle, was a measurement of time. The planet Lothal based its yearly calendar on a system known as Lothal Years. A being's age was usually expressed in years. The passage of a thousand years was referred to as a millennium.

On Coruscant, a year was made up of 365 days, of 24 hours each, with no leap years. The galaxy used a standardized dating system based off of the galactic capital Coruscant.

The Galactic Empire had a five-year plan for Lothal and other Outer Rim Territory planets.

An individual's birthday was celebrated once every year.

On certain planets, including Lothal, a year was divided into four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions