Changes: Month

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A month was a unit of time measurement. According to the Fourth Doctor — who was almost certainly speaking of its duration on Earth — a month lasted 2,678,400 seconds. (TV: The Brain of Morbius) As noted by the Ninth Doctor, 12 months made up the Earth year, (TV: World War Three) which was composed of 365 days, 24 hours long. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

Months had individual names. Known months — not all of which were Earth months, and so not all of which could possibly equal 2,678,400 seconds — included:

In what the Tenth Doctor termed "a little leeway", the Saxon Master could only have taken the Doctor's TARDIS to as far back as eighteen months prior to its last departure in May 2008. Indeed, the regenerated Master made his first appearance on Earth, under the alias of "Harold Saxon", just after the downfall of Harriet Jones on Christmas 2006. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

In the Pan Traffic calendar, the month of Hoob was followed by Pandoff, but not Clavadoe. (TV: Bad Wolf)

Behind the scenes

Though he does not specify in the script of The Brain of Morbius, the Doctor's sums reflect a 31-day month.

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-A '''month''' was a unit of time measurement. According to the [[Fourth Doctor]] — who was almost certainly speaking of its duration on [[Earth]] — a month lasted 2,678,400 [[second]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') As noted by the [[Ninth Doctor]], 12 months made up the Earth year, ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') which was composed of 365 [[day]]s.
+A '''month''' was a unit of time measurement. According to the [[Fourth Doctor]] — who was almost certainly speaking of its duration on [[Earth]] — a month lasted 2,678,400 [[second]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') As noted by the [[Ninth Doctor]], 12 months made up the Earth year, ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') which was composed of 365 [[day]]s, 24 [[hour]]s long. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
 Months had individual names. Known months — not all of which were [[Earth]] months, and so not all of which could possibly equal 2,678,400 seconds — included:
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+In what the [[Tenth Doctor]] termed "a little leeway", {{Simm}} could only have taken [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to as far back as [[18 (number)|eighteen]] months prior to its last departure in [[May]] [[2008]]. Indeed, the [[regenerated]] Master made his first appearance on [[Earth]], under the [[alias]] of "[[Harold Saxon]]", just after the downfall of [[Harriet Jones]] on [[Christmas]] [[2006]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')
+In the [[Pan Traffic calendar]], the month of [[Hoob]] was followed by [[Pandoff]], but not [[Clavadoe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'')
 == Behind the scenes ==
-* Though he doesn't specify in the script of ''The Brain of Morbius'', the Doctor's sums reflect a 31-day month.
+* Though he does not specify in the script of ''The Brain of Morbius'', the Doctor's sums reflect a 31-day month.
 [[Category:Units of time from the real world]]