Department of Freedom-Aligned Chronometry
Canonical definitions for American Standard Time notation, calendar structure, unit hierarchy, and the handling of days that refuse to fit inside ordinary paperwork.
AST-SPEC-0001
Shift, shift-local Block, Round, Slice.
Day-wide Block, Round, Slice.
Used when the timestamp must sound like it passed committee.
normative
Base operational increment.
2 modern minutes.
24 modern minutes.
2.4 modern hours.
12 modern hours.
36,000 Ticks exactly.
date.system
Each year contains 13 regular months of 28 days, totaling 364 scheduled days.
The weekly roster follows modern local weekdays: Monday is Manday, Sunday is Liberty Day.
exception.system
National Adjustment Day occurs after the 364 regular days of a normal year.
Leap years add Bonus Adjustment Day. Both days are outside month and week jurisdiction.
informative
First Shift begins.
Second Shift begins.
Rush Hour, chaos on schedule.
Doom Scroll Hours.
No surplus Ticks shall be retained.