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'ECLIPSES—FESTIVAL DAYS

A Lunar sidereal month is...

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synodic

11

29

tropical

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anomalistic nodal

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MONTHS.

Moon's inclination to the Ecliptic.

"1

Excentricity

·

Distance from the earth in radii..

The anomalistic vear is..

A sidereal year is...

* •

* •

A common, or tropical year, is

...

A lunar year is

YEARS.

Days Hrs.

Min.

Bec.

27 7

43

11:5

29 12

44

2.87

27 7 43 4.7

27 13

18 37.4

27 5 5 36.

00

50 8 47·9

0.0548442

60-67

Days Hrs.

Min.

Sec.

.365

6

13

49.3

365

6

9

13.7

O

..365

5

48

49.7

..364

8

48

34.44

ECLIPSES.

In the year 1869 there will be two Eclipses of the Sun, and two of the Moon, but only one of them visible at Greenwich, viz.: Of the Moon, January 28th, commence 0.29 A.M., middle 1.38; end 2.47.

February 11th.-Sun, visible only in South of Africa and America.

July 22nd.-Moon.

August 17th.-Sun, visible only in parts of North America and China.

RULES TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE 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 Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after. Rogation Sunday is Five weeks after Easter. Ascension Day is Forty days after Easter.

Whit Sunday is Seven weeks after Easter. Trinity Sunday is Eight weeks after Easter.

• Inclusive.

FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES,

ETC., ETC.

Epiphany Septuagesima Sunday.

...

.Jan. 6 Ascension Day; Holy Thursday May 6 ..Jan. 24 Pentecost-Whit Sunday........May 16

Birth of Queen Victoria......... Trinity Sunday.

Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday Feb. 7 Ash Wednesday.

.Feb. 10

Quadragesima-1st Sun. in Lent.. Feb. 14 | Corpus Christi.

St. David..

St. Patrick.

Annunciation-Lady Day.

Palm Sunday...

Good Friday

EASTER SUNDAY

Low Sunday..

St. George....

Rogation Sunday.....

.Mar. 17

·

.Mar. 25

...

...

.May 24 ..May 23 May 27

Mar. 1 Accession of Queen Victoria....June 20

Proclamation..

..June 21 St. John Bapt. Midsum. Day....June 24 .Mar. 2 St. Michael-Michaelmas Day...Sept. 29

.Mar. 26 Birth of Prince of Wales.

.Mar. 28 1st Sunday in Advent..........Nov. 28

April 4 St. Andrew..

.April 23 | St. Thomas..

...May 2 Christmas Day

·

..Nov. 9

..Nov. 30

..Dec. 21

.Dec. 25

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