| MASONIC CALENDARS |
| Blue Lodges |
Anno Lucis 4000+Anno Domini(current Year) |
Anno Lucis is the "Year of Light." |
| Royal Arch - Capitular |
Anno Inventionis 530+AD Anno Benefacio 1913+AD |
Anno Inventionis is the "Year of Discovery," or the building of the 2nd Temple. Anno Benefacio is the "Year of Blessing" of Abraham by Melchizedek. |
| Royal & Select Masters - Cryptic |
Anno Depositionis 1000+AD |
Anno Depositionis is the "Year of Deposit," or the completion of Solomon's Temple. |
| Knights Templar - Chivalric |
Anno Ordinis AD-1118 |
Anno Ordinis is the " Year of Order Foundation " |
| Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite |
Anno Mundi 3760+AD |
Anno Mundi, or the "Year of the World," is analogous to the Jewish calendar ( with an extra year to be added after September ). |
| Order of High Priesthood |
Anno Benefacionis 1913+AD |
Abraham is said to have been blessed by Melchizedek in 1913 B.C. |
| Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests |
Anno Renascent AD-1686 |
This Order is said to have been revived in 1686 A.D. |