CTAN update: datemultical
Version 0.2.0 adds automatic discovery of all calendar systems supported by lua-calendrica, currently 54, under LuaLaTeX. The built-in TeX backend remains available through the `native` option. The release also expands calendar coverage and improves integration with lua-calendrica.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/datemultical More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/datemultical
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Datemultical – Named dates, calendar conversion, and date formatting for LaTeX
This package provides a unified interface for defining, converting, and formatting named dates in multiple calendar systems in LaTeX. It provides a built-in TeX backend supporting the Gregorian, Solar Hijri, and Lunar Hijri calendars under supported TeX engines, and an extended LuaLaTeX backend that additionally interfaces with lua-calendrica to support a wide range of historical, astronomical, and traditional calendar systems. Dates can be stored under user-defined names, converted between supported calendars, and retrieved through a common field-based interface. The package provides predefined date styles and customizable formatting patterns, including calendar-specific month and weekday names, week information, and leap-year, leap-month, and leap-day fields. Persian localization and high-level Persian date and weekday wrappers are also provided.
| Package | Datemultical |
| Version | 0.2.0 2026-10-18 |
| Copyright | 2026 Amer Amikhteh |
| Maintainer | Amer Amikhteh |