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26.1 Calendar Mode and the Diary
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Emacs provides the functions of a desk calendar, with a diary of
planned or past events.  To enter the calendar, type `M-x calendar';
this displays a three-month calendar centered on the current month, with
point on the current date.  With a numeric argument, as in `C-u M-x
calendar', it prompts you for the month and year to be the center of the
three-month calendar.  The calendar uses its own buffer, whose major
mode is Calendar mode.

   `Button2' in the calendar brings up a menu of operations on a
particular date; `Buttons3' brings up a menu of commonly used calendar
features that are independent of any particular date.  To exit the
calendar, type `q'.  *Note Customizing the Calendar and Diary:
(lispref)Calendar, for customization information about the calendar and
diary.

Calendar Motion

Moving through the calendar; selecting a date.

Scroll Calendar

Bringing earlier or later months onto the screen.

Mark and Region

Remembering dates, the mark ring.

General Calendar

Exiting or recomputing the calendar.

LaTeX Calendar

Print a calendar using LaTeX.

Holidays

Displaying dates of holidays.

Sunrise/Sunset

Displaying local times of sunrise and sunset.

Lunar Phases

Displaying phases of the moon.

Other Calendars

Converting dates to other calendar systems.

Diary

Displaying events from your diary.

Calendar Customization

Altering the behavior of the features above.