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ECLIPSES-FESTIVAL DAYS.

A Lunar sidereal month is.

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synodic

22

tropical

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anomalistic

22

JJ

nodal

22

29

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Moon's inclination to the Ecliptic.

MONTHS.

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Excentricity

Distance from the earth in radii.

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27

YEARS.

The anomalistic year is..

...

A sidereal year is...

A common, or tropical year, is..

A lunar year is

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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00

50 8 47.9

0.0548442

60.67

Days. Hrs.

Min.

Sec.

.365

6

13

49.3

365

6

9

13.7

·

365 5

48

49.7

+

364

8

48

34.44

ECLIPSES IN 1881.

In the year 1881 there will be four Eclipses; two of the Sun and two of the Moon. T.-May 27th, 28th.-A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Greenwich, begins on May 27th, at 9h. 45m. p.m., Greenwich mean time, in long. 104 deg. E. and lat. 39 deg. N. Its greatest phase, when about three-fourths of the Sun's diameter will be obscureed, will be at 11h. 48m. p.m., in long. 13 drg. E. and lat. 68 deg. N. The Eclipse ends on May 28th, at 1h. 52m. a.m., in long. 94 deg. W. and lat. 46 deg. N., it will be visible from the north-eastern parts of Asia and north-western parts of North America.

II.-June 12th.-A Total Eclipse of the Moon, invisible at Greenwich, begins at 5h. 11m. a.m. and ends at 8h. 36m. a.m.

III. November 21st.-An Annular Eclipse of the 2h. 12m. p.m., Greenwich mean time, in long. 137 deg. 6h. 49m. p.m. in long. 1 deg. E. and lat. 39 deg. S.

Sun, invisible at Greenwich, begins at W. and lat. 26 deg. S., and ends at

IV. December 5th.-A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, partly visible at Greenwich, begins at 3h. 38m. p.m.; the middle of the Eclipse will be at 5h. 8m, p.m., and ends at 6h. 49m. p.m.

The Moon rises at Greenwich on this day at 3h. 50m. p.m.

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, AN NIVERSARIES,

Epiphany

Septuagesima Sunday

.Jan.

Feb. 13

May 24

Ascension Day; Holy Thursday.. May 26

ETC.,

ETC.

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Birth of Queen Victoria

Pentecost-Whit Sunday.

.Mar. 1

Trinity Sunday.

.Mar. 2

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Corpus Christi.

Mar. 6

Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday...Feb. 27

St. David

Ash Wednesday

1st Sun, in Lent

St. Patrick

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Annunciation-Lady Day

Palm Sunday

Good Friday...

EASTER SUNDAY

St. George

Low Sunday

Regation Sunday

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.Mar. 25

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.June 5

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.June 12

. June 16

..June 20

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. June 21

Mar. 17

April 10

April 15

Accession of Queen Victoria. Proclamation

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

St. Michael Michaelmas Day..Sept. 29

Birth of Prince of Wales..

1st Sunday in Advent

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April 17

April 23

St. Andrew

. April 24

St. Thomas

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. May 22

Christmas Day

.Nov. 9

.Nov. 27

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.Nov. 30

.Dec. 21

..Dec. 25

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