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2637 years, B.C.

甲子

甲戌

THE CHINESE CYCLE OF SIXTY YEARS,

Commences with the 61st year of the emperor Wángtí,

甲戌甲申 | 甲午|甲辰|甲寅

1804

1814

1824

1834

1844

1854

乙丑

乙亥

乙亥乙

乙乙已

乙外

1805

1815

1825

1835

1845

丙寅

丙戊 丙子

丙申

丙午

1806

1816

1826

1836

1846

丁卯丁丑

丁亥

丁R

7未

1807

1817

1837

1847

戊辰| 戊寅 戊辰戊寅

1808

1818

1833

1848

巳己 已列

1809

1819

1829

1839

1849

1827

戊子 戊戌 戊申

1828

已丑|已亥|巳西

庚午庚辰庚寅 庚子庚戌

1811

1821

1851

1810

1820

1830

1840

1850

辛未

辛已

辛辛丑

辛亥

1831

1841

壬申

壬午

壬辰

壬寅

1822

癸酉癸未

癸巳

癸

1813

1823

1833

1843

1812

1832

1842

壬子

1852

癸丑

1853

1855

丙辰

1856

丁已

1857

戊午

1858

已未

1859

庚申

1860

辛

1861

壬戌

1862

癸亥

1863

The Chinese year is luni-solar, comprising twelve lunar months, to which an intercalary month is added, when requisite to preserve correspondence with the solar year. When, during a lunar month, the sun does not enter any sign of the Zodiac, that month is inter- calary and the year contains thirteen months.

ECLIPSES.

1. A partial elcipse of the Moon, March 31, visible at Greenwich. 2. A total eclipse of the Sun, April 14, invisible at Greenwich. 3. A partial eclipse of the Moon, Sept. 24, invisible at Greenwich. 4. An annular eclipse of the Sun, Oct. 8, visible at Greenwich.