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  • I also thought so, but not knowing a rule does not mean there doesn't exist one (unless there is a rule saying that there is no rule).
    – U. Windl
    Commented Jul 4 at 13:09
  • Another idea that came into my mind: "die Zeit" is feminine, but "Der Kalender" is masculine, and could it be due to the fact that the calendar came from the Romans (Julian/Gregorian)? I'm unsure what's the gender there.
    – U. Windl
    Commented Jul 8 at 6:51
  • calendarium as the origin of Kalender is a neuter in Latin. That didn't make it into German.
    – tofro
    Commented Jul 8 at 9:07