# Artala: Germanic Calendar — Moon calendar, feasts & runes > Moon calendar, feasts & runes (iPhone/iPad app by Damian Haller.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artala-germanic-calendar/id6777719985 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Damian Haller](https://appshunter.io/developer/6777719987) - Category: Lifestyle, Reference - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 75 MB - Languages: American English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, European Portuguese and 2 more - Released: 2026-07-05 - Data updated: 2026-08-22 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artala-germanic-calendar/id6777719985/reviews.md ## What is Artala? The Ártala is the Germanic lunisolar calendar - constructed from authentic sources and based on Andreas Zautner's research in the book "The Lunisolar Calendar of the Germanic Peoples", the sources cited therein, and further independent research. Designed for those who take this seriously and want it done right. Most "Germanic calendars" mix arbitrary elements. The Ártala follows a coherent logic, integrating descriptions of festivals, traditions, and sources directly into the annual cycle. 292 SOURCES TO CHECK FOR YOURSELF Every claim can be verified: tap a marker to see the original wording, the translation, the work with its exact passage, and how well attested it is - for runes, festivals, months, moon phases, and divisions of the day. In all 12 languages. YOUR DAY, EVERY DAY Open the Ártala and see today's details at a glance: the lunar date (e.g., "3rd day of the Easter Moon"), the moon phase, the day of the week (associated with a Germanic deity), countdowns to festivals and moon phases, and the "Counsel of the High One" - a verse from the Hávamál. AUTHENTIC LUNISOLAR MECHANICS The moon dictates the timing. Each lunar month begins with the sighting of the first new moon crescent after sunset; the full moon night marks the middle of the month - the time when most Germanic festivals were celebrated. It comprises 12 to 13 lunar months, using Anglo-Saxon month names. PRECISE INTERCALATION RULE The only fixed solar reference point is the observable winter solstice. If a new moon crescent appears during the twelve nights following the solstice, a 13th lunar month (a third "Lithe Moon") is inserted the following summer. This reconstructed "Twelve-Night Rule" is the core of the calendar's logic, precisely implemented in the app. ANCHORED FESTIVAL DATES The high festivals are not placed randomly within the year. Almost all are full-moon festivals anchored to specific lunar months: Yule falls on the full moon following the winter solstice; the spring festival occurs during the Easter Moon; and the Winter Nights take place during the Winter Moon. Módraniht (Mother's Night), by contrast, is fixed to the solar calendar. WHAT ÁRTALA DISPLAYS - Day view with moon phase, lunar date, day of the week/deity, daily rune, Hávamál verse, and upcoming events - Moon phase view: moon with a rune circle, illumination level, and countdown to the full/new moon - Wheel of the Year: all Germanic festivals with descriptions, lore, and sources (Blót lexicon) - Monthly and weekly views of the lunar month, including festivals and the Twelve Nights (Rauhnächte) - Solarhringr: the Germanic divisions of the day (átt) reimagined as a temporal-hour daily ring - Nine-year tracker: position within the eight-year cycle and countdown to the Great Blót - Optional festival reminders, fully customizable MYTH, NOT JUST DATA Embedded quotes from the Edda and Hávamál (Alvíssmál, Völuspá) rather than a mere table. Ártala is Old Icelandic for "year-counter" - in Eddic poetry, the elves' word for the moon. RUNE ORACLE – REFLECTIVE, NOT FORTUNE-TELLING Daily rune, three-rune spread, and a "Rauhnacht" rune draw spanning three Futhark rows (Elder, Younger, and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc). Includes a personal birth rune for each Futhark, glowing in the rune circle around the moon. A tool for reflection, not an esoteric promise about the future. ETHICAL STANCE Enlightened Heathenry in the Ásatrú tradition - respectful and free from ideology. PREVIEW BEFORE YOU BUY A calendar preview, the open-access "About Ártala" section and animated previews of every premium view are free - no purchase, no account. FAIR PRICING MODEL Access via a one-time purchase: 3 months, 1 year, or indefinitely. No subscription. Evolved from a printed wall calendar published over five years and revived by Damian Haller, featuring monthly illustrations by Nils Broß. The year counter has been created. Your journey begins now. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 3 Monate Zugang | $1.99 | one-time | | 1 Jahr Zugang | $5.99 | one-time | | Lebenslanger Zugang | $59.00 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.6 — 2026-08-13 New in this version: • The start view is new: instead of month tiles, a calendar register now takes you through the year – with a today plaque, a year scale and separate registers for feast days and the Twelve Nights • The brass Ártala mark now appears on every surface: app icon, headers and share cards • The loading screen shows the real moon of the day instead of a colour gradient Fixed: • The lunar month begins with Ny again. Ny, Fullid and Nid now last three nights each and sit firmly within the month • The Daily Rune changed when you returned to the view, and the moon jumped to today instead of staying on the day you had chosen • Stan in the Anglo-Saxon futhorc carried the character for Cealc • The Ártala wordmark on the card backs was too small to read; in Moon phases it has been removed altogether • In English, Moon phases showed the German month name as its subtitle instead of the English one Thank you for being part of this! ### 1.5 — 2026-08-04 Fixed in this version: • “Sign in with Apple” now reliably restores your access – until now the sign-in could succeed without your access coming back • Your login is kept even if the device keychain stops responding for a moment • Signing in and linking an account no longer get stuck: every step now has a time limit, and if something goes wrong you get a message instead of an endless wait Thank you for being part of this! ### 1.4 — 2026-07-28 • Source references: 292 sources are now available directly in the app—for runes, High Times, months, lunar phases, parts of the day and the Nine-Year Cycle. Tap a marker to view the original wording, translation, work and assessment of the evidence in all 12 languages. • All content has been checked against the primary literature. Misattributions and unsupported quotations have been corrected, and modern interpretations are now clearly identified as such. • The winter solstice now also shows the astronomical date alongside the observable date. • For additional Futharks, the birth rune can now be drawn later from the settings instead of only being selected, including its own sharing card. • Fixed a login bug. Sign-in data is now securely stored in the iOS Keychain. This update also includes fixes for festival reminders and the change of day. ### 1.3 — 2026-07-27 What's new in this version: • Sources: 292 references right inside the app – for runes, High Feasts, months, moon phases, day sections and the Nine-Year cycle. Tap a marker to read the original wording, the translation, the work and how well attested it is – in all 12 languages • All content checked against the primary literature: wrong attributions and unsupported quotations corrected, modern interpretations marked as such • Winter solstice now also shows the astronomical date below the observable one • The birth rune can now be drawn instead of only picked for further futharks – with its own share card • Your login is now kept in the iOS Keychain; plus fixes for feast reminders and the change of day Thank you for being part of this! ### 1.2 — 2026-07-11 What's new in this version: • Skip the introduction any time – and restart the guided tour any time from Settings • Clearer path to purchase when skipping the introduction • The location prompt now reliably appears only once • Solarhringr: day/night display corrected worldwide • 10 new languages: Italian, Norwegian, Icelandic, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Finnish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish – now 12 languages in total, selectable in Settings Thank you for being part of this! ## Related topics [pagan calendar](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pagan-calendar) · [pimp my kalender](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pimp-my-kalender) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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