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ECLIPSES-FESTIVAL DAYS.

A Lunar sidereal month is..

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MONTHS.

27

synodic

22

tropical

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nodal

31

anomalistic

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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...

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YEARS.

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A common, or tropical year, is

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A lunar year is

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Days. Hrs.

27 7

Min. Sec.

43

11.5

29 12 44 2.87

27 7

43 4.7

27 13 18 37-4

27 5

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50 8 47.9

0.0548442

60.67

Days. Hrs.

Min.

Sec.

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6

13

49.3

365

6

9

13.7

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5

48

49.7

8

48

34.44

ECLIPSES IN 1880.

In the year 1880 there will be four Eclipses of the Sun and two of the Moon. I-January 11th, 12th.-A Total Eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Greenw glas on January 11th, at 8h. 1m., p.m., Greenwich mean time, in long, 153 deg. 44 min. E. and lat. 4 deg. 33 min. N., and ends on January 19th at 1h. 8m. a.m. in long. 118 deg. 56 min. W. and lat. 31 deg. 27 min. N. Visible from the Pacific Ocean, and in Australia about the Gulf of Carpentaria only. II. January 22nd.-A Total Eclipse of the Moon, invisible at Greenwich, begins at 15m. after noon, Greenwich mean time, and ends at 3h. 25m. p..

III.-July 7th.--An Annular Eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Greenwich, begins at 10b. 43m. a.m., Greenwich mean time, in long. 59 deg. 37 min. W. and lat. 22 deg. 47 min. S., and ends at 3h. 37. p.m. in long. 12 deg. 44 min. E. and lat. 41 deg. 43 min. S. At the Cape of Good Hope a Partial Eclipse is visible; begins at 2h. 53m, p.m., Cape mean time, and ends at 4h. 41m. p.m. Invisible in Australia.

IV. December 2nd.-A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Greenwich. The greatest Eclipse occurs in long. 42 deg. 43 min. W. and lat. 67 deg. 56 min. S.

V-December 16th.-A Total Eclipse of the Moon, partly visible at Greenwich, begins at 1h. 45m. p.m., Greenwich mean time, and ends at 5h. 33m. p.m. At Greenwich the Moon will rise at 3h. 46m. p.m.

VI. December 31st.-A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, visible at Greenwich. The greatest Eclipse occurs in lọng. 49 deg. 29 min. W. and lat, 65 deg. 8 min. N.

RULES FOR ASCERTAINING DATES OF MOVEABLE FEASTS. Easter day is the first Sunday after the first Ecclesiastical full moon following the 21st March, or if the moon happens on a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday following. Advent Sunday is the nearest Sunday to St. Andrew's Day, whether before or after. Rogation Sunday is Five weeks after Easter Day. Ascension Day is Forty days after. Whit Sunday is Seven weeks after. Trinity Sunday is Eight

weeks after.

FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES,

Epiphany

Septuagesima Sunday

Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday... Feb.

Ash Wednesday

1st Sun. in Lent

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Ascension Day; Holy Thursday..May 6

May 24 May 27 .June 20

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ETC., .Jan. 6 Jan, 25

ETC.

Pentecost-Whit Sunday.

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May 16

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Trinity Sunday..

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. May 23

.Feb. 11

.Feb. 15 .Mar. 1 .Mar. 17

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June 21

Mar. 21 Mar. 25

Mar. 26

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Mar 28

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.April 4 ..April 23

St. Andrew

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May 2

St. Thomas

Christmas Day

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Dec. 21

St. David

St. Patrick

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Palm Sunday

Annunciation-Lady Day

Good Friday

EASTER SUNDAY

Low Sunday

St. George

Rogation Sunday

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Birth of Queen Victoria

Corpus Christi.

Accession of Queen Victoria.. Proclamation

St. John Bapt.-Midsum. Day St. Michael Michaelmas Day Birth of Prince of Wales 1st Sunday in Advent

..June 24 ..Sept. 29 .Nov. 9

. Nov. 28

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