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ECLIPSES-FESTIVAL DAYS.

6

A Lunar sidereal month is..

"7

synodic

tropical

""

"J

anomalistic nodal

>>

99

""

MONTES,

Moon's inclination to the Ecliptic.

J

""

Excentricity

Distance from the earth in radii.

The anomalistic year is.

·

A sidereal year is...

• +

A common, or tropical year, is.

A lunar year is

YEARS.

ECLIPSES.

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*

00

50 8 47.9

0.0548442

60-67

Days Hrs.

Min.

Sec.

365

6

13

49 3

•

..365

6

9

13.7

.365

48

49.7

..364

43

34.44

In the year 1870 there will be four Eclipses of the Sun, and two of the Moon. January 17th.-Moon, total; partly visible at Greenwich; begins 0.57 P... middle 2.46 P.M.; ends 4.36 P.M.

January 31st.--Sun, partial; visible in Southern Ocean only.

June 28th.-Sun, partial; visible in New Zealand and South-East of Australia. July 12th & 13th.-Moon, total; visible at Greenwich; begins 8.45 P.M.; middle 10.34 P.M.; ends 0.24 a.m.

July 27th.-Sun, partial; invisible at Greenwich.

December 22nd.--Sun, total; but only partial at Greenwich; begins 11.8 A.M. middle 0.25 P.M.; ends 1.42 P.M.

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 Sun- day 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.

Jan. 6

Feb. 13

•

.Mar. 1

傻 • •

.Mar. 2

St. Patrick...

Annunciation-Lady Day.

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Palm Sunday.

Good Friday

EASTER SUNDAY.

St. George....

Mar. 17

Epiphany

Septuagesima Sunday..

Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday Feb. 27

St. David..

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Ash Wednesday.

June 12

Quadragesima—1st Sun. in Lent..Mar. 6 Accession of Queen Victoria....June 20

.June 21

Birth of Queen Victoria....

. May 24

Ascension Day; Holy Thursday May 26

Corpus Christi...

..May 27

Pentecost-Whit Sunday.

.June 5

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Trinity Sunday...

Proclamation....

.Mar. 25

St. John Bapt.-Midsum. Day...June 24

*

April 10

April 15

St. Michael-Michaelmas Day...Sept. 29 Birth of Prince of Wales.

Nov. 9

•

.April 17

1st Sunday in Advent.....

.Nov. 27

..April 23

St. Andrew...

..Nov. 30

...

Low Sunday.

Rogation Sunday..

April 24

St. Thomas..

...Dec. 21

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•

•

.May 22

Christmas Day.

...

Digitized by

Dec. 25

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