Coruscant reckoning calendar

The Coruscant reckoning calendar, commonly abbreviated C.R.C., was a calendar system used in the galaxy. Its epoch was such that 7977.331.3 was the date that the Galactic Empire issued an arrest warrant for Princess Leia Organa after discovering she worked with the enemy Alliance to Restore the Republic, an event which was dated to the year 0 BBY in another calendar. Within a given millennium, it was acceptable to indicate a date with only the last three digits of the first number preceded by an apostrophe (e.g. '945 instead of 7945). Within a century, the date could be indicated by the last two digits of that number; for instance, Exantor Divo recorded that he graduated from the Hosnian Prime Academy of Law Enforcement as part of the "Class of '96 (Hosnian Reckoning)."

Notable events expressed as C.R.C. dates

• 7895.330.9: Maarva Carassi Andor is born.
• 7896.39.5: Clem Andor is born.
• 7945: Neva Kee disappears during that year's Boonta Eve Classic.
• 7955.442.1: The Trade Federation attempts to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala to prevent her vote on the Military Creation Act.
• 7957.203.3: The bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar kills twenty-six beings and wounds dozens more.
• 7959.318.3: Clem Andor dies.
• 7972.216.4: Maarva Andor dies.
• 7976.994.5: Jyn Erso (a.k.a. Liana Hallik) is arrested in the Five Points system.
• 7977.331.3: The Galactic Empire issues an arrest warrant for Leia Organa.
• 7977: Crix Madine defects from the Empire to the Rebel Alliance.
• 7980.421.2: Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite.
• 7981: The Iron Blockade takes place in the Anoat sector. Eventually, Lando Calrissian frees Cloud City.
• 8011: The Resistance helps Grakkus the Hutt escape Megalox prison.
• 8011.001.1: Grummgar illegally poaches a Molsume on Ithor.

Behind the scenes

C.R.C. dating was first mentioned in the 2018 reference book Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious, by Pablo Hidalgo. The calendar dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope to the C.R.C. year 7977; the film itself was released in 1977. The calendar first appeared in "Rix Road," the twelfth and final episode of the first season of the television series Andor. Maarva Andor's off-screen death was dated to 7972.216.4, corresponding to the season's setting in 5 BBY. The Andor series used the C.R.C. calendar for several reasons, including that its characters would not know of the coming Battle of Yavin.

On his Hive Social account, Hidalgo revealed the name "Coruscant Reckoning Calendar" was inspired by the "Shire Reckoning" from Lord of the Rings lore, and that the calendar's creation had been partially inspired by the Commerce Treaty of 1647 mentioned in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Sphere of Influence." He also revealed that in Scum and Villainy, the parts of the dating following the decimal points were mostly based on "vibes" without corresponding to something specific, while the dating in Andor was done with more focus to suggest days within the year and times of day.

Appearances

• Andor — "Rix Road" (First appearance)

Sources

• Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious (First mentioned)
• "Rix Road" Episode Guide | Andor on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
• This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars: The High Republic Box Set Reveal, Andor Props, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (First identified as Coruscant reckoning calendar)

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