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ECLIPSES-FESTIVAL DAYS.
A Lunar sidereal month is..
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synodic
39
tropical
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anomalistic nodal
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MONTHS.
Days Hrs.
Min.
Sec.
27 7
43
11:5
29 12
44
2.87
27 7 43 4.7
27 13
18 37:4
27 5 5 36.
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50
8 47.9
0.0548442
60.67
YEARS.
Days
Hrs.
Min.
Sec.
.365 6
13
49.3
.365
6
9
13.7
..365
5 48
49-7
.364
48
34:44
Moon's inclination to the Ecliptic.
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Excentricity
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Distance from the earth in radii.
The anomalistic year is..
A sidereal year is...
A common, or tropical year, is.
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A lunar year is
ECLIPSES.
In the year 1871 there will be two Eclipses of the Sun, and two of the Moon. The first Eclipse of the Moon will be partial, and will take place on the 7th January. The middle of the Eclipse will occur at 4h. 53m. 4s. A.M. The first Eclipse of the Sun (annular) will begin on the Earth generally at 7h. 14m. 49. A.M. of the 18th June (civil time), and will be on end at 1h. 8m. 45s. P.M. of the same date.
The second Eclipse of the Moon will also be partial, and take place on the 2nd of June. The middle of the Eclipse will occur at 9h. 4m. 16s PM. The second Eclipse of the Sun (total) will begin on the Earth generally at 9h. 2m. 40s. A.M. of the 12th Decem- ber, and will end at 2h, 17m. 148. P.M. of the same date. This Eclipse will be visible shortly before noon from Hongkong and Swatow, perhaps from Amoy, which latter port appears to be on the line of its Northern Curvature, but it will not be visible to the Eastward of Amoy, because the path of the phenomenon will be South and East of the Coast line.
RULES TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEARLE FEASTS OCCUR.
Easter Day, on which the rest depends, is always the first Sunday after the first full moon which happens after the 21st day of March. If the full moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after. Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sun- day to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after.
Rogation Sunday is Five weeks after Easter. | Whit Sunday is Seven weeks after Easter Ascension Day is Forty days after Easter. Trinity Sunday is Eight weeks after Easter
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FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES,
ETC., ETC.
Epiphany.
Septuagesima Sunday..
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..Jan. 6 Ascension Day; Holy Thursday.May 18
Feb. 5 Birth of Queen Victoria........
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.May 24 . May 28
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.June 4
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Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday Feb. 19 Pentecost-Whit Sunday... Ash Wednesday,
Feb. 22 Trinity Sunday..
Quadragesima-1st Sun. in Lent... Feb. 26 Corpus Christi..
St. David.
St. Patrick
Annunciation-Lady Day
Palm Sunday
Good Friday.
EASTER SUNDAY
Low Sunday
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St. George.... Rogation Sunday...
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..June 8
Mar. 1 Accession of Queen Victoria....June 20 .Mar. 17 Proclamation..
.June 21
.Mar. 25 St. John Bapt.-Midsum. Day...June 24 April 2 St. Michael-Michaelmas Day...Sept. 29 ..April 7 Birth of Prince of Wales...
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April 9 St. Andrew...
April 16 1st Sunday in Advent.
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April 23 St. Thomas..
. May 14 Christmas Day.
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...Nov. 9
.Nov. 30
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Dec. 3
..Dec. 21
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..Dec. 25
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