Mercury rotates three times for every two revolutions, that gives it one day every two years. Six 28 turn months in two years. One turn is about the same as one earth day. The names of the months are arbitrary, but it sort of follows the lighting sceme of earths north pole.
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Year / Day
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Revolution
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Month
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Week turns
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Day time
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May
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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June
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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July
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Night time
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November
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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December
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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January
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2
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7
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