Much like our current calendar the Egyptian calendar was based on a 365 day year that was divided into 12 months. Each month had exactly 30 days in it. Five extra days were not apart of any month at the end of each year. There were three weeks in each month with 10 days in each week. The months were grouped together into three seasons and titled to each season. Each month was known by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th month of their season. The seasons started with Akhet, Peret, and Shemu. While the names changed based on the kingdom they all had the same concept expect for the Middle Kingdom which gave each month its own individual name; Tekh, Menhet, Hwt-hwr, Ka-hr-ka, Sf-bdt, Rekh wer, Rekh neds, Renwet, Hnsw, Hnt-htj, Ipt-hmt, & Wep-renpet. When the New Kingdom was established it took the same form as the Middle Kingdom in naming each of the months a different name; Dhwt, Pa-n-ip.t, Hwt-hwr, Ka-hr-ka, Ta-'b, Mhyr, Pa-n-amn-htp.wk, Pa-n-rnn.t, Pa-n-hns.w, Pa-n-in.t, Ipip, & Msw-r'. In Latin script this was translated into Thoth, Phaophi, Athyr, Choiak, Tybi, Mchir, Phamenoth, Pharmouthi, Pachon, Payni, Epiphi, & Mesore.
Here is what the Egyptian calendar looked like:
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